The construction of our sense of self within the context of U.S. mainstream culture

a. is heavily influenced by mainstream culture's mechanisms of stratification which are
based on five assumptions about diversity
b. results in a struggle with diversity issues because most of us are at stage one or two in the identity-change process
c. although mainstream culture's mono-cultural assumptions and stratification mechanisms effect personality development generally, the process is highly unconscious
d. all of the above are correct


d

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