Sociologist Robert Merton identified five ways in which people adapt to cultural goals and approved ways of achieving them. In addition to conformity, Merton classified the remaining four types of adaptation as deviance. Which of the following was not a type of adaptation identified?

a. retreatism

b. innovation

c. inoculation

d. ritualism

c. inoculation

Explanation:According to Merton's theory there are five modes that people use to adapt and attain certain goals in their lives these five modes are conformity, ritualism, retreatism , rebellion and innovation. He suggested that innovation is the one highly associated with criminal activities.

In Psychology ,Inoculation on the other side is a technique which aims to help people resist anything or anyone who tries to change their attitude or beliefs by giving them arguments that can prepare them fights any opposition in the future.

the correct answer is individualism and exchange. at this stage, children begin to question the rules, because they can see that there is more than one side to them. different individuals have different viewpoints. they won't be able to reach this stage because of ignorance, a lack of ethics or personal biases. that is because people with that characteristiscs are not able to distinguish what is good or what is bad and they can't pursue their individual interests.

two jet streams that directly affect the formation of weather in the continental part are a polar jet and a subtropical jet. they are responsible for the transportation of weather systems, which directly affect people. the polar front is the boundary between cold air from the north pole and warmer equatorial air. both the polar jet and the subtropical jet blow from the west to the east, and follow the boundary between cold and warm air.

the strongest jet streams are polar jets, while subtropical jets are somewhat weaker.

the right answer is c. the polar jet stream is generaly stronger than the subtropical jet stream.