According to George Herbert Mead's stages of the self, the preparatory stage occurs when
A. children imitate the people around them, particularly family members.
B. children become able to pretend to be other people.
C. children grasp not only their own social positions but also those of others around them.
D. we observe ourselves through the looking-glass self.
A. children imitate the people around them, particularly family members.
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The structural-functional approach calls attention to
a. the ways in which drugs can be helpful and harmful to the orderly operation of society. b. the varying meanings that people attach to drugs. c. how officials have approved some drugs, but outlawed others. d. the labels that certain drugs acquire over time.
Prostitutes do not have higher rates of emotional problems
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Sex is defined as ______.
A. norms, roles, and behaviors associated in a given society with being male or female B. the anatomical or other biological differences between males and females that originate in human genes C. whether an individual identifies himself or herself as a man or woman D. the category someone is assigned at birth depending on her or his visible physical appearance
With the rise of industrialization and in the emerging industrial economy, ________.
A. paid labor became a secondary source of income B. the role of "housewife" or "homemaker" essentially disappeared C. paid labor became the essence of the meaning of work D. what women did in the home was increasingly defined as "work"