Loic Wacquant's study of the social world of boxers in a Chicago gym indicated that boxing
A. involved so much discipline that most young men dropped out.
B. enabled young men to learn violent strategies they could use on the streets.
C. became a major gang initiation ritual in the neighborhood around the gym.
D. sheltered young men from the destructive influences of the streets.
Answer: D
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