Chelsea was appalled that her friends would choose to get conventional jobs after high school. for her, it was much more important to attempt to overthrow a government oppressing its citizens. chelsea planned to chain herself to a government building and stage a hunger strike until her demands were met. according to strain theory, through which means is chelsea adapting to strain?

a. conformity
b. rebellion
c. innovation
d. ritualism

The correct answer is b) Rebellion.

Explanation:

The theory of Social Tension refers to the reactions that people have as an effect of social problems and the impositions of power found in society.

It is known as Rebellion to the action of a person or a group of people to manifesting towards the authority; these rebellions are of different types such as riots, acts of disobedience, strikes, or revolts with weapons.

In the case of Chelsea, she believes that rebellion against an oppressive government is more important than getting a conventional job like her friends, so she decides to rebel by performing a hunger strike, this is Chelsea's way of adapting to the tension.    

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