Identify the various agents of socialization and discuss the importance of each in the formation of a social self.
What will be an ideal response?
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In 2003, the U.S. Department of Education reported that the percentage of high school students taking the recommended minimum academic units was about
a. 31 percent. b. 52 percent. c. 66 percent. d. 75 percent.
Which of the following is a common element of NIDA, the ONDCP, and the NIAAA?
A. They are all federally funded programs. B. They were all signed into law by President Obama. C. They have all advocated for the legalization of drugs. D. They all target drug use among young people.
A community leader argues in favor of women's organizations seeking better health and day care and shelters for victims of domestic violence, pointing out that in order for women's condition to improve, patriarchy must be abolished. This leader's point of view is reflected in: a. multicultural feminism
b. socialist feminism. c. radical feminism. d. liberal feminism.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. A person who has experienced one sexual encounter with a person of the same sex can be confidently identified as a homosexual. 2. The terms ‘man’ and ‘male’ refer to the set of biological distinctions that definitively distinguish male traits from those of the opposite sex, ‘woman’ / ‘female’. 3. The United States has historically responded to diversity through Anglo-Americanization. 4. Anthropologists have been able to provide conclusive support for the claim that men acting as providers and protectors and women as nurtures is genetic, since this behavior is universal across all human cultures. 5. In US culture, persons who are born with ambiguous sex characteristics are typically assigned a sex and then undergo sex reassignment surgery and hormonal therapies.