According to Robert Merton, which of the following statements is true about a retreatist?
A. He or she is an individual who has withdrawn from the goals and means of society.
B. He or she is an individual who has accepted the goals of a society but pursued them with means regarded as improper.
C. He or she is an individual who has abandoned the goal of material success and become compulsively committed to the institutional means.
D. None of these answers is correct.
Answer: A
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