In her book about escaping from the FLDS religious sect, Carolyn Jessop reflected on her daughter's return to the group by noting that people who have never been taught or allowed to think for themselves do not suddenly change, because

a. religion is too polarizing.
b. change is too frightening.
c. socialization is more important than freedom.
d. self-determination is too unexpected.


Answer: b. change is too frightening.

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a. hunting and gathering b. hunting and gathering and horticulture c. simple horticulture d. animal herding

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A. deconstruction B. deindividuation C. deinstitutionalization D. destructuration

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a. the wealth gap widens. b. the wealth gap narrows. c. the education gap narrows. d. the education gap widens

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Choose the weakest correlation:

a. -.28 b. -.76 c. +.66 d. +.12

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