Priya Is Interested in Studying the Ways That Family Socialization

question 72

Multiple Choice

Priya is interested in studying the ways that family socialization contributes to formation of its members' identities. Which theorist's work is most closely aligned her interests?

• A) C. Wright Mills
• B) George Herbert Mead
• C) Talcott Parsons
• D) Max Weber

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