Akello, an African American woman enrolls her 3-year-old son, Ababuo, at Redwood Learning Academy. Within the first few days of attending school, Ababuo begins to notice that he differs from his classmates both physically and culturally. Akello notices her son's confusion and decides to teach him to overcome race-related barriers and to be proud of his cultural heritage. In this scenario, Akello is actively engaging in the process of ________.

A) racial discrimination
B) segregation
C) racial socialization
D) acculturation


Answer: C) racial socialization

Sociology

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Sociology

A sociologist observing the Occupy Wall Street protest in 2011 found that participants often implemented a “blame frame” in order to call out the greed of the wealthiest 1 percent of the population for the economic inequalities in U.S. society. This

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Sociology