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According to Merton, which of the following describes a person who accepts both the goals defined by society and the means to achieve them? a. ritualist b. conformist c. innovator d. retreatist

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B. Conformist

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Robert Merton, an American sociologist describes a conformist in his study of deviance behaviour as an individual who accepts and adhere to the goals, rules defined by a society in order to achieve the societal set goals at expense of the individual's personal way of attaining goal. A conformist will abide by a society's rules to achieve a set goal even if the society doesn’t provide the means to everyone to accomplish the goals it sets out for them

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