Kamil has been taking classes at the community college for the last eight years. However, Kamil is not pursuing a degree. Because Kamil accepts the traditional means of a achieving goal, but is not interested in the goal, he is a(n):
A) retreatist
B) ritualist
C) conformist
D) rebel

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According to Merton's strain theory, a ritualist is someone who accepts the traditional means of achieving a goal but is not interested in the goal itself. Kamil fits this description as he attends classes at a community college but is not pursuing a degree.

Kamil Has Been Taking Classes at the Community College for the Last