According to Robert Merton's strain theory,______________refers to when people challenge both the approved goals and the approved means for achieving them and advocate an alternative set of goals or means.
A)retreatism
B)rebellion
C)innovation
D)ritualism

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According to Robert Merton's strain theory, rebellion refers to when people challenge both the approved goals and the approved means for achieving them and advocate an alternative set of goals or means. Therefore, choice B is the best answer. Retreatism refers to rejecting both the goals and the means, innovation refers to accepting the goals but using alternative means to achieve them, and ritualism refers to accepting the means but no longer having interest in achieving the goals.

According to Robert Merton's Strain Theory,______________refers to When People Challenge