In the 1960s Timothy Leary famously advised everyone to "turn on, tune in, and drop out," and, although he insisted that it meant more, most people assumed he was telling them to "get stoned and abandon all constructive activity." How would Robert Merton's structural strain theory classify someone who took this advice?
A) as a member of a counterculture
B) as a conformist
C) as a retreatist
D) as an innovator
E) as a rebel

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According to Merton's structural strain theory, individuals who reject both cultural goals and institutionalized means to achieve them are classified as retreatists. Leary's advice to "turn on, tune in, and drop out" suggests a disengagement from mainstream society and its values, which fits the definition of a retreatist.

In the 1960s Timothy Leary Famously Advised Everyone to "Turn