When the goals are accepted and the means of attaining the goals are made available to the individual via the social structure,Merton called this.
A)innovation
B)conformity
C)ritualism
D)retreatism

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Merton called this conformity. Conformity occurs when individuals accept the goals of society and the means to achieve them. They engage in behavior that is socially accepted in order to attain their goals.

When the Goals Are Accepted and the Means of Attaining