Which type of group plays a pivotal role in the socialization process and the development of roles and statuses?

A. aggregates
B. primary groups
C. formal organizations
D. secondary groups


Answer: B

Sociology

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a. Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal in the 1930s b. Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty programs in the 1960s c. Bill Clinton's Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity and Reconciliation Act in the 1990s d. Barack Obama's Tax Relief Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act in the 2010s

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Tommy has made progress toward fitting in with the dominant group but he hasn't completely broken away from his minority group. More likely than not Tommy is bound to feel __________

A) silly B) accepted C) marginalized D) committed

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Hilda is studying at the library. She has placed her coat on the chair next to her and has spread books in front of the other chairs. Hilda is trying to extend her ________ so others do not invade it

A) intimate space B) personal space C) social space D) public space

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Using a structured interview:

a. might allow useful information to be ignored or lost. b. guarantees that useful information will not be lost. c. guarantees that researchers' bias will not affect the study. d. provides results that are valid. e. provides the only true method of achieving reliability.

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