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How should a homeless person who decides to live in the woods be represented, according to merton's typology of deviance?

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From what i know it should be as a retreatist
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The answer is: Retreatist

According to merton's typology of deviance, retreatists refers to the people who reject the idea/standard imposed by society, and decided to run away and abandon things altogether as a response mechanism. This is applicable only for the homeless by choice not those who get there by bad circumtances.

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