__________ refers to our group of friends and wider group of acquaintances who have an enormous socializing influence on us, especially in childhood

A) Church community
B) Family
C) Out-group
D) Peer group


Answer: D

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a. rituals b. mantras c. totems d. priests

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Areas of poverty and poor housing are called a. neighborhoods

b. slums. c. suburbs. d. exurbs.

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Which of the following statements is true about the difference between wealth and income?

a. Wealth measures all that a person and family have accumulated over years; income measures individual or family earnings. b. In the U.S., income inequality is greater than inequality in wealth. c. Inequality in wealth is a relatively new phenomenon in the U.S. d. While inequality of wealth is high in the U.S., it is not as high as it is in European nations.

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The gathering of knowledge by specific techniques within a culture that determines what is considered valid knowledge is known as ______.

A. technoscience B. technology C. sociotechnical system D. science

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