Which functionalist sociologist developed a theory of deviance that suggests that members of a society may conform or deviate from the culturally prescribed goals and the means of attaining those goals

Robert Merton.

Explanation:

Robert K. Merton is deemed as one of the United State's most prominent social scientists his major contribution lies in his work on theories of deviance. The typology of the social pressure, defined by Robert K. Merton, is based on two parameters: a person's ambition or commitment to societal expectations and a person's confidence in how to accomplish their goals. The theory implies that deviant behavior is the product of psychological, political or economic differences within a social group.