In the context of Robert Merton's strain theory of deviance, _____ is a mode of adaptation in which people feel so alienated that they want to change the social structure entirely by substituting new goals and means for the current ones.
A) conformity
B) innovation
C) ritualism
D) retreatism
E) rebellion

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Rebellion is the mode of adaptation in Robert Merton's strain theory of deviance where individuals reject both the existing societal goals and the means to achieve them, seeking to replace them with new goals and means, thus wanting to change the social structure entirely.

In the Context of Robert Merton's Strain Theory of Deviance