One of Dunphy's earlier stages of friendship development, this stage is comprised entirely of opposite-sex cliques; no longer are the same-sex friendship affiliations as dominant as they were throughout elementary school and the early years of
junior high. Groups exist only long enough in order for its members to learn or to be socialized into those gender-role characteristics needed for adult relationships.
A) the fully developed crowd
B) crowd disintegration
C) the crowd in transition
D) pre-crowd stage
A
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What do sociologists mean by "social construction"?
A. Our social world is constructed through social interaction. B. The social world has naturally evolved. C. There are no consequences to the social world. D. Our world quickly changes because it is just "constructed."
The labor force emerged during the
a. Middle Ages. b. Colonial Period c. Industrial Revolution. d. Great Depression.
Catastrophic illness is:
a. virtually undetectable. b. usually caused by depression. c. life-threatening. d. a normative stressor.
In what ways are heterosexuals socially privileged in heteronormative cultures? Give three examples to support your answer.
What will be an ideal response?