If you decided that you could never get into a good school and therefore could never get a good job, you might decide to sell crack cocaine instead as a way to make a living. According to Robert Merton, what sort of deviant would you be?
A) a conformist
B) a ritualist
C) an innovator
D) a rebel
E) an extremist

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According to Robert Merton's strain theory, individuals who have blocked opportunities for achieving financial success may become "innovators" and turn to alternative means, such as illegal activities like drug dealing, to attain their goals. The individual in the scenario is turning to selling drugs as a means of making a living, which falls under the category of an innovator.

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