Mia is strongly committed to the ideals of American financial life: an education to prepare her for a lucrative career, a good job, and financial success. Fortunately, she was able to attend college on a full-ride scholarship and lived at home so that when she found her job, she had no student debt to pay off. She believes that if she works hard, she will achieve financial success. Merton would describe Mia as being in a state of
A) innovation.
B) conformity.
C) ritualism.
D) retreatism.

Question

Mia is strongly committed to the ideals of American financial life: an education to prepare her for a lucrative career, a good job, and financial success. Fortunately, she was able to attend college on a full-ride scholarship and lived at home so that when she found her job, she had no student debt to pay off. She believes that if she works hard, she will achieve financial success. Merton would describe Mia as being in a state of 
A) innovation.
B) conformity.
C) ritualism.
D) retreatism.

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Mia's adherence to societal goals (financial success) and the institutional means to achieve them (education, hard work) aligns with Merton's concept of conformity.

Mia Is Strongly Committed to the Ideals of American Financial