Joan, a college student, receives an F in her chemistry class because she performed poorly on her exams and missed class on a regular basis. Her grade is an example of a(n) ___________________.
a. informal sanction
b. negative folkway
c. reinforcement norm
d. negative sanction
d. negative sanction
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If the historical past of the United States is a guide, the new immigrants will
a. return to their homeland. b. choose to be independent of the dominant society. c. assimilate. d. be spared resentment and hostility.
In order for one's gender to be unproblematic, one must continually give off appearances of being male or female
a. true b. false
In the opinion of many, the most controversial agent of socialization in American society is the:
a. community b. mass media c. peer group d. school
An economic system in which there is private, rather than state, ownership of wealth and control of the production and distribution of goods is called ________.
A. capitalism B. communism C. marxism D. socialism