On the first day of basic training in the army, recruits' civilian clothes are replaced by army "greens," their hair is shaved, they lose their privacy, and they find that they must use communal bathrooms. All these humiliating activities are part of
a. becoming a significant other
b. impression management
c. a degradation ceremony
d. face-work
Answer: c. a degradation ceremony
Sociology
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