An administrator becomes obsessed with rules and regulations and loses sight of the objectives these rules were intended to achieve. In Mertonʹs view, this is an example of which form of deviance?
A) primary deviance
B) evasion of norms
C) ritualism
D) retreatism

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Merton's concept of ritualism refers to the situation where individuals strictly adhere to rules and regulations, losing sight of the broader goals those rules are meant to achieve.

An Administrator Becomes Obsessed with Rules and Regulations and Loses