How Did Mussolini Resolve the Disputes of Fascism with the Catholic

question 57

Multiple Choice

How did Mussolini resolve the disputes of fascism with the Catholic Church?

• A) By promoting the cult of motherhood
• B) By promoting Catholicism as one of the unifying cultural identities of Italian history
• C) By signing a concordat with the pope that recognized papal autonomy
• D) By requiring his black shirts to go to church
• E) By threatening the pope into submission

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Definitions:

Conflict Theorists

Sociologists who emphasize the role of coercion and power in producing social order, viewing social life as a struggle between groups for limited resources.

Anticipatory Socialization

A process where individuals learn and adopt the values and norms of a social group they aspire to join.

Functional Imperative

The fundamental necessities that any social system must meet to survive and maintain stability, according to structural-functionalist theory.

Secondary Socialization

involves the process of learning appropriate behavior within smaller sections of the larger society, such as learning the rules and norms of behavior within a family or workplace.