The term "anticipatory socialization" is defined as:
A. the process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life.
B. the process whereby people learn the attitudes, values, and actions appropriate to individuals as members of a culture.
C. the process whereby people being socialized are at the same time socializing their socializers.
D. the processes of socialization in which a person "rehearses" for future positions, occupations, and social relationships.
Answer: D
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A) They were not allowed get divorce for their husbands' bigamy. B) They were motivated to go to colleges and earn degrees. C) They were encouraged to devote their lives to being good wives and nurturing mothers. D) They were expected to be responsible for the family's economic survival.
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A) The studies had too much data. B) The interviews were inconclusive. C) The twins were all from the same class background. D) The twins were dishonest about their IQ scores.
Anthony Giddens further refined Durkheim’s concept of mechanical and organic societies by noting how the ______ or the proportion of people swathed in the collective conscious is reduced in societies with a division of labor.
a. volume b. intensity c. rigidity d. content