Carl Thorne Has Just Passed the Final Test to Become

question 77

Multiple Choice

Carl Thorne has just passed the final test to become a member of a college fraternity. This rite of passage has moved Carl from being an individual to being a member of a bonded group. When Carl receives his fraternity pin in a final ceremony and joins his new brothers, he will have passed through the final stage. According to the text, what would this final stage be called?

• A) finality
• B) liminality
• C) aggregation
• D) acculturation

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