Cindy enters prison and is stripped of her clothing and advised that from this point on she will be referred to only by a number. This is an example of
A. a degradation ceremony.
B. ascription.
C. a rite of passage.
D. anticipatory socialization.
Answer: A
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(a) a feeling of "them" and "us" (b) the ties children feel to their biological parent (c) differential treatment by others (d) the parents' psychic remarriage
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word.