A group that individuals use as a standard for evaluating themselves and their own behavior is called a
What will be an ideal response?
reference group
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African Americans to form a(n) __________
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Society may facilitate or limit ties of community
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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1) social environment 2) feral children 3) socialization 4) id 5) ego 6) super ego 7) culture within us 8) agents of socialization 9) hidden curriculum 10) corridor curriculum 11) anticipatory socialization 12) degradation ceremony 13) resocialization 14) life course 15) adultolescence A) the process by which people learn the characteristics of their group, as well as the knowledge, attitude, skills, values, and actions thought to be appropriate for them B) people or groups that affect our self-concept, attitudes, behaviors, or other orientations towards life C) Freud's term for a balancing force between the id and the demands of society D) students teach each other outside the classroom that may address sexism, racism, illicit ways to make money, and how to "be cool" E) another name for transitional adulthood F) children assumed to have been raised by animals, in the wilderness, isolated from other humans G) the norms and values we have internalized from our social groups H) an attempt to remake the self by stripping away an individual's identity and stamping a new identity in its place I) the process of learning new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors to fit a new life situation J) the stages of our life as we move from birth to death K) Freud's term for the inborn basic drives L) the process by which one intends to assume a future role, learning of the role before it is actually achieved M) values not explicitly taught in school but as part of the school's message of patriotism, democracy, justice, and honesty N) Freud's term for the conscience, including the internalized norms and values of our social groups O) the entire human environment, including direct contact with others
Which of the following statements is true?
A. Massive amounts of information tend to excite audiences. B. The numbing effect of the narcotizing dysfunction may prevent people from taking action in response to compelling issues. C. The term narcotizing dysfunction was created by feminist scholars. D. The narcotizing dysfunction of the media was identified in the 1980s after the deluge of cable news programming.