A Summary Of Robert Merton's Five Modes Of Adaptation

Sociologist Robert Merton had a theory of people’s experience frustration. There are five modes of adaptation that Merton outlined. The first deviant reaction is conformity and this most of America. There was point in time when going to a university was not that important. The way America is now it is very important to go to school and get a higher education. So, a lot of people are conforming to the new way of society. They’re a lot more teens going to college from high school and there is new way of adults going back to school also. Innovators are people who accept the goals of society, but take the bad route to get wealth. Innovators are most of our prison population the guys who have gain wealth illegally. The reaction that I’m going to talk now is always in the news and it’s called ritualism. There are so many people working and the system does not change. So, they get burn out from there jobs, but they keep working to get a check. The two professions that you hear this happening to all the time is doctors and teachers. This reaction is so sad because it stops people from controlling their life’s and it’s called retreatism. This happens when someone stop …show more content…
Weber had a model and its call the three P’s property, power, and prestige. Property (or wealth) is a class and it is for owners and managers of property. Weber saw owner of the land and then the person who manage the land for the owner. He said that managers manage production and also can give themselves rewards because they are controller of production. Power is second element and it is the ability to control people. Prestige is the third element and is based on celebrity. Weber thought was that there were people with no property or power, but they had prestige because they were athletics or actors. So, they would get endorsements and get money from that