Explain the difference between chronological age and functional age

What will be an ideal response?


The following are suggested areas for students to address in their essays: Describe the social significance of the question, "How old are you?" Explain the term "chronological age"

Explain the term "functional age"

Encourage students to include their personal perspectives on the age of significant people in their lives (e.g., peers, parents, professors)

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Social Capital:

A) knowledge and skills we possess. B) things we know about how the world works and what we do in our leisure time. C) people we know and what they can do for us. D) money and property we have at our disposal.

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______ are concerned with trying to explain why deviance does or does not occur.

A. Strain theories B. Explanatory theories C. Constructionist theories D. Subcultural theories

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The goal of ______ is to bring about dramatic changes in the individual's sense of self and orientation to the world and typically entails the strict control of the individual's physical and social environment.

A. resocialization B. socialization C. anticipatory socialization D. primary socialization

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