Reggie has held the same bank job for fifteen years. He is always on time, never misses a day, and follows every rule to the letter even though he knows he won't be promoted. According to Merton's theory, Reggie would be labeled a (n)

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Beatrice Carpenter

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4 October, 01:43

Reggie has held the same bank job for fifteen years. He is always on time, never misses a day, and follows every rule to the letter even though he knows he won't be promoted. According to Merton's theory, Reggie would be labeled a (n)

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Reggie has held the same bank job for fifteen years. He is always on time, never misses a day, and follows every rule to the letter even though he knows he won't be promoted. According to Merton's theory, Reggie would be labelled a Ritualist.

Explanation:

Robert Merton has given the theory of structural strain which postulates that when the society fails to provide the adequate means to person for attaining culturally cherished goals then the person experience the strain or tension.

He has further stated that there can be five responses to this strain and one of such response is ritualism. It refers to the condition where a person refuses disapproves the goals set by the society but still continues to work for achieving those goals. In the present situation also, Reggie's situation can be refers as that of a ritualist.