Which of the following terms refers to the process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life?
A. anticipatory socialization
B. role divestment
C. desocialization
D. resocialization
Answer: D
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Which of the following statements is correct regarding government-funded health care for older persons in the United States?
a. Medicare is a welfare program in which recipients of benefits often have not paid anything to be covered. b. Medicaid provides wide-scale coverage for older people that gives them unrestricted amounts of skilled nursing care and home health services. c. Medicare is an entitlement program in which recipients of benefits have paid something in order to be covered. d. Medicare and Medicaid are welfare programs that are facing large budget cuts.
In which of these types of groups is the participation of all members crucial to the survival of the group?
a. triad b. formal organization c. dyad d. secondary group
If Lindsey is interested in studying the relationship between an ordinal independent variable (e.g. level of education attained) and a ratio dependent variable (e.g. amount of income earned per year), she should probably conduct a ________, and use _________ to analyze her results
a. crosstabs; chi-square, lambda, gamma b. crosstabs; t-test, ANOVA c. means test; chi-square, lambda d. means test; t-test, ANOVA e. means test; Pearson's r, regression
Which sociological theory would suggest that college serves a hidden purpose of connecting compatible romantic partners?
A. Conflict Theory B. Functionalism C. Symbolic Interactionism D. Feminist Theory