An alienated middle-class youth finds that a fringe religious group offers a fresh alternative. He shaves his head, moves to a commune, and spends his days handing out literature at airports calling for changes in the Canadian governmental system. What social adaptation is this an example of?

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This scenario is an example of rebellion, where the individual rejects both the societal goals and the means, opting instead to replace them with alternative goals and means, as demonstrated by joining a fringe religious group and advocating for changes in the governmental system.

An Alienated Middle-Class Youth Finds That a Fringe Religious Group