Resocialization Is Particularly Severe When Individuals Are Severed from Their

question 49

Multiple Choice

Resocialization is particularly severe when individuals are severed from their previous relations with society, and their former identities are stripped away. What sort of life change would lead to this more dramatic form of resocialization?

• A) remarriage
• B) the start of a new job in a new field
• C) retirement
• D) the birth of a first child
• E) entry into a total institution

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Definitions:

Leisure

A period of free time not taken up by work, domestic responsibilities, or other obligatory tasks, often used for rest, recreation, or cultural activities.

Substitution Effect

The change in demand for a good or service caused by a change in its price, making consumers substitute it with another good or service.

Income Effect

The shift in income levels for either a person or the economy and its influence on the demand for specific goods or services.

Labor Supply

Refers to the total hours that workers are willing and able to work at a given wage rate.