According to the definition used in Chapter 3, socialization refers to a process that
A. involves social development and learning about social worlds.
B. molds people into productive citizens.
C. occurs only during a person's formative years in childhood.
D. permanently alters a person's genetic predispositions.
Answer: A
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a. culture theory b. new social movements theory c. mass-society theory d. deprivation theory
The loss of a true partner _______________________________________
a. did not deter the critical subject from continuing on in his making of correct responses b. had no real effect on the critical subject c. restored the majority effect to its full force d. none of the above
Menon suggests that because a researcher has power and control over how the study participants' narrative will be interpreted and told to the greater audience, there should be some element of _____ to contextualize the participants' experiences
A. subjectivity B. replication C. empiricism D. positivism
Resocializing a criminal and returning him or her to full participation in society is called _________
A. rehabilitation B. deterrence C. incapacitation D. retribution