Resocialization Is Particularly Necessary When People Are Cut Off from Society

question 112

Multiple Choice

Resocialization is particularly necessary when people are cut off from society and their former identities are stripped away. Which of the following is an example of a life change that would lead to this more dramatic form of resocialization?

• A) remarriage
• B) retirement
• C) the birth of a first child
• D) entry into a total institution

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