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Under Merton's Social Adaptations of crime, __________ occurs when individuals embrace conventional social goals and also have the means to attain them.

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Answer: Conformity

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Conformity in terms Social adaptation theory of crime, is the factor that defined in pursuing the regular and ethical goals through means of methods and technique that are socially accepted and approved.

Conformist tend to accept the general goals of the society through the pressure .It helps in adaptation of goal to achieve it and if there is any achievement failure then the person is responsible for it.

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