According to Robert Merton's structural strain theory, which of the following individuals would be LEAST likely to be a deviant?
A) a young widow who has never been to college
B) a middle manager who no longer has any hope of being promoted but continues to zealously follow the rules
C) a middle-aged man who decides that his job is pointless and his life shallow and materialistic, so he moves to the woods and devotes himself to bird-watching
D) a white college student from a middle-class family who's experimenting with drugs while in college and is interested in sports
E) an illegal immigrant who has managed to get a job as a night janitor

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The Answer of According to Robert Merton's structural strain theory, which of the following individuals would be LEAST likely to be a deviant?
A) a young widow who has never been to college
B) a middle manager who no longer has any hope of being promoted but continues to zealously follow the rules
C) a middle-aged man who decides that his job is pointless and his life shallow and materialistic, so he moves to the woods and devotes himself to bird-watching
D) a white college student from a middle-class family who's experimenting with drugs while in college and is interested in sports
E) an illegal immigrant who has managed to get a job as a night janitor

According to Robert Merton's Structural Strain Theory, Which of the Following