From Merton's perspective, those who abandon or scale down the goals of success, but compulsively abide by the rules as some bureaucrats do, are Select one: a. innovators. b. rebels. c. retreatists. d. ritualists.

Ritualists

Explanation:

Ritualists - It is referred to someone who practices Ritualism culture:

Ritualism is considered to be that culture in which the individual does not concern about the goal or value but then also continues to do daily common practice because of rule abide by the authority.

In this culture, the person denied to achieve the normative goal of the concern authority or society but not deviate from the practice of achieving those goals.