NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Innovation, ritualism, retreatism and rebellion are deviant responses to strain. According to control theory, conformity to social norms depends on the presence of strong bonds between individuals and society.

Detailed explanation-2: -Retreatism: Others retreat from the role strain and reject both society’s goals and accepted means. Some beggars and street people have withdrawn from society’s goal of financial success. They drop out.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Merton, there are five types of deviance based upon these criteria: conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism and rebellion.

Detailed explanation-4: -Merton’s anomie theory is that most people strive to achieve culturally recognized goals. A state of anomie develops when access to these goals is blocked to entire groups of people or individuals. The result is a deviant behaviour characterized by rebellion, retreat, ritualism, innovation, and/or conformity.