An inmate enters prison and is stripped of her clothing and advised that from this point on she will be referred to only by number. This is an example of
A. ascription.
B. a rite of passage.
C. anticipatory socialization.
D. a degradation ceremony.
Answer: D
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The elaborate premarital agreement drawn up in 1995 in Albuquerque, New Mexico involving Rex and Teresa LeGalley included
(a) how decisions were to be made. (b) when they would start trying to have children. (c) the division of household labor. (d) all of the above.
Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement?
A. Globally, divorce rates are rising. B. In both Hinduism and Islam, marriage is a sacred institution and the community often ostracizes divorced women. C. Divorce rates are higher in rural parts of India as compared to the rates found in urban areas. D. Cohabitation rates and divorce rates are both high in Sweden.
According to Cohen's theory, status frustration is most likely to occur among
a) upper-class boys. b) middle-class boys. c) lower-class boys. d) lower-class girls.
Refers to the use of negative sanctions that proscribe certain behaviors and set forth the punishments for rule breakers and nonconformists
a. Socialization b. External social control c. Internal social control d. Stigmatization