According to Robert K.Merton's structural strain theory,people who accept the cultural goals of success but use illegal means to achieve their goals,for example pimps,illustrate which mode of adaptation?
A) conformity
B) innovation
C) rebellion
D) retreatism
E) ritualism

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According to Merton's structural strain theory, innovation is the mode of adaptation in which individuals accept the cultural goals of success but use illegal or illegitimate means to achieve them. Pimps, who may accept the goal of material success but turn to illegal activities such as prostitution to achieve it, are an example of innovation.