Question

In the 1960s Timothy Leary famously advised everyone to "turn on, tune in, and drop out," and, although he insisted that it meant more, most people assumed he was telling them to "get stoned and abandon all constructive activity."How would Robert Merton’s structural strain theory classify someone who took this advice?

Answer 1

Retreatist

Step-by-step explanation:

• Strain theory is a human science and criminology hypothesis created in 1938 by Robert K. Merton.

• The theory expresses that society puts pressure on people to accomplish socially acknowledged objectives, however they come up short on the methods.
• This theory sets that there are five versatile typologies people can utilize. These are:

1. Development
2. Similarity,
3. Formality,
4. Defiance
5. Retreatism

• A retreatist is an individual who rejects the social objectives of their general public and the satisfactory methods for accomplishing those objectives.