Jamar enters a clothing store and a security guard immediately notices him and follows his actions on a security monitor. Jamar is aware of the security guard's actions and adjusts his own behavior to avoid a potential confrontation. This is a contemporary example of which sociological concept developed at the turn of the twentieth century?

a.) the generalized other
b.) double consciousness
c.) anomie
d.) posivitism


Answer: b.) double consciousness

Sociology

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