Carlos originally hoped to graduate from college so that he could become a journalist. However, because he couldn't earn enough money to afford tuition, he decided that a college degree and a future career in journalism was no longer important. According to strain theory, Carlos's behavior results from which of the following?

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Retreatism, according to strain theory, occurs when an individual rejects both the cultural goals and the institutional means of achieving them, as Carlos does by abandoning his goal of a college degree and a career in journalism due to financial constraints.

Carlos Originally Hoped to Graduate from College So That He