Using the terms in Robert Merton's strain theory, which of the following concepts correctly describes the behavior of a radical activist who rejects just about everything in the existing society in favor of some alternative system?
A)innovator
B)ritualist
C)retreatist
D)rebel

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According to Robert Merton's strain theory, the concept that describes the behavior of someone who rejects the existing society in favor of an alternative system is the rebel. Rebels reject both the cultural goals and the means to achieve them and instead seek to create a new social order. Innovators accept the cultural goals of society but reject the means to achieve them, ritualists accept the means but reject the goals, and retreatists reject both the goals and the means and instead withdraw from society altogether.

Using the Terms in Robert Merton's Strain Theory, Which of the Following