_____ ask what meanings become attached to different age groups and to what extent these meanings explain how society ranks such groups.
A. Functionalists
B. Conflict theorists
C. Symbolic interactionists
D. Object relations theorists
Answer: C
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a. only in cultural attitudes b. only in values c. only in social institutions d. in cultural attitudes, values, and social institutions
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