You have a special older friend that you are very close to and call "Auntie Marge," even though she is not related to you. You invite her to many family functions and share traditions together. You feel that she would help you in a time of need
Marge is an example of a/an:
a) domestic partner.
b) fictive kin.
c) family of orientation.
d) symbolic interaction.
e) social institution.
B
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a. government b. religion c. education d. family
Worker sabotage is generally a result of
a. lack of management control. b. too much management control. c. passive resistance. d. hiring workers with criminal records. e. outside agitation.
Which of the following is true of peer influences in gender socialization?
A. The actions and judgments of our peers have little effect on how we enact gender roles. B. Friendship patterns and peer pressure tend to challenge gender stereotypes. C. Playing more often in same-sex peer groups tends to affirm stereotypes more acutely among girls than boys. D. Playing more often in same-sex peer groups tends to affirm stereotypes more than playing more often in mixed peer groups.
Actors seen as relatively free to reproduce the patterns and routines of social life is categorized as
a. Rational b. Collective. c. Nonrational. d. Individual.