According to Robert Merton's strain theory,the term ________ correctly describes the behavior of a school "dropout" who rejects both cultural goals and the conventional means to reach them.
A)innovator
B)ritualist
C)retreatist
D)rebel

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The term "retreatist" in Merton's strain theory describes individuals who reject both the cultural goals and the conventional means to reach them. The school "dropout" in this scenario is not pursuing any alternative means or actively trying to change the system, which would classify them as innovators or rebels respectively. They are simply retreating from the societal expectations altogether.

According to Robert Merton's Strain Theory,the Term ________ Correctly Describes