A person accepts society's cultural goals but lacks the institutional means to achieve them. Hence, he devises a new way to achieve the goals. According to Merton's strain theory, the person's response to the strain falls under the category of ________.

A. retreatism
B. ritualism
C. innovation
D. conformity


Answer: C

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