Question

Annie Duke is a professional poker player. She is very successful and earns a lot of money from gambling. According to Robert Merton's typology, Annie would be classified as a/anA) ritualist.B) conformist.C) innovator.D) rebel.

Answer 1

Innovator is the correct answer.

The sociologist Robert Merton would classify Annie Duke as an innovator. According to him, there are five types of deviant behavior based on different criteria  which innovation is one of them. An innovator desires the same goals as the rest of the people from his/her community (such as, money and goods), but rejects the traditional or legitimate ways of pursuing those.