Chris Langan’s story examines the concept of nature versus nurture in the process of socialization. Which statement summarizes the significance of socialization in his story?
A. Chris’s level of intelligence was immune to socialization.
B. Success in an educational setting requires more than one type of intelligence.
C. Chris may not have achieved his potential without proper socialization.
D. Chris’s intelligence is wholly attributable to nature.
C. Chris may not have achieved his potential without proper socialization.
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Fraleigh cites statistics revealing that between ______ percent of the children born during the 1990s will spend some part of their childhood in a single-parent family
a. 10–20 b. 20–40 c. 30–50 d. 40–60 e. 50–70
Sociologist Herbert Gans claimed that inequality benefits
a. everyone by making society more productive.
b. rich people by ensuring there is a supply of poor people willing to do almost any job, no matter how unpleasant.
c. bureaucrats by expanding government assistance programs.
d. corporations because poor people are a profitable market.
The taking on of the ways, mores, customs, and general culture of a penitentiary by its inmates is known as ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is not a social consequence of hearing loss?
A. People have difficulty paying attention. B. People are likely to feel lonely and left out of a group. C. People do not enjoy their free time. D. People are encouraged by family members to engage in conversations.