If an individual accepts both the goals of society and the legitimate means to achieve them, this is called:

• A. Conformity
• B. Ritualism
• C. Innovation
• D. Rebellion

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is conformity in how people respond to social expectations. When someone embraces the goals society says are valuable (like success, stability, achievement) and also uses the legitimate, accepted ways to pursue those goals (such as education, hard work, and legal employment), they are conforming. This means they accept both what society aims for and the accepted path to get there, staying within the usual rules and norms.

In practical terms, think of a person who values doing well academically and pursuing a steady career and who follows through by studying, taking exams, and earning credentials through legitimate work. That alignment of goals and means is conformity. By contrast, ritualism would involve going through the motions of the accepted path without truly aiming for the goal, innovation would pursue the goal but through unconventional or illegitimate means, and rebellion would reject both the goal and the means.