Passing Along Formal Knowledge from One Generation to the Next

question 40

Multiple Choice

Passing along formal knowledge from one generation to the next and helping to socialize individuals are the functions of which social institution?

• A)family and kinship
• B)education
• C)mass media
• D)religion

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Definitions:

Psychosis

State involving a loss of contact with reality as well as an inability to differentiate between reality and one’s subjective state.

American Law Institute (ALI) Rule

A legal standard for insanity that assesses whether a defendant lacked the capacity to understand the wrongfulness of their actions or conform their conduct to the law due to mental illness.

M'Naghten Rule

A legal principle that excuses a defendant from liability if at the time of the crime, they were suffering from a mental illness that prevented them from understanding the nature of their actions or knowing right from wrong.

Durham Rule

A legal standard used to determine insanity, stating that an accused is not criminally responsible if the unlawful act was the product of mental disease or defect.