Conforming to a given group's norms, values, attitudes, speech patterns, and dress codes in an attempt to gain their acceptance is the result of:

a. counter-culturalism.b. reference motivation

c. peer pressure. d. the influence of adaptability.


c

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A) ethnic group B) state C) nation D) nation-state

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Critics of bilingual education contend that the United States has a long history of using the education system to help students assimilate into American society

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Robert Merton invented the concept of anomie, and Émile Durkheim made it famous.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Sociology

According to Russell Noyes and Roy Kletti, what are the three stages in the typical near-death experience?

A. Panoramic memory, detachment, nirvana B. Resistance, life review, transcendence C. Resistance, fear, acceptance D. Imminence ego-identity, self-identity

Sociology