To the Sociologist, the Language We Learn Through Socialization

question 16

Multiple Choice

To the sociologist, the language we learn through socialization

• A)controls what we think, since we think through language.
• B)has no impact on the ideas and values that we learn.
• C)is not as important as the language we develop ourselves later in life.
• D)is not important to our thinking.

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