According to Merton, the _______________ mode of adaptation involves an acceptance of cultural goals and a rejection of institutionalized means.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

According to Merton's strain theory, innovation involves accepting cultural goals but rejecting institutional means, and instead pursuing alternate, often illicit means of achieving those goals. Ritualism involves accepting institutional means but rejecting cultural goals, while retreatism involves rejecting both cultural goals and institutional means. Rebellion involves rejecting both cultural goals and institutional means and instead seeking to change the system entirely.

According to Merton, the _______________ Mode of Adaptation Involves an Acceptance