In what he called the 'play stage' of socialization, George Herbert Mead asserted that people mentally assume the perspectives of others, thereby enabling them to respond from that imagined viewpoint. This process is referred to as:

a. role taking
b. the generalized other
c. the significant other
d. impression management


Answer: a. role taking

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a. a high percentage of adults and children had alcohol problems. b. boarding schools took the children away from their families. c. new housing and school arrangements undermined the family structure without allowing new structures to develop. d. the Ojibwa did not have enough to eat.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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