In the United States, Common Shared Values Include Social Freedom

question 19

Multiple Choice

In the United States, common shared values include social freedom, individualism, and self-sufficiency. What term would sociologists use to define these characteristics?

• A) collective conscience
• B) culture
• C) social values
• D) social structure

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Definitions:

Preventive Mental Health

Initiatives and practices aimed at preventing mental health problems by addressing potential risk factors before they cause harm.

Socially Stressful Conditions

Situations or environments that induce stress due to social interactions or expectations.

Psychological Disorders

Patterns of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple areas of life and create distress for the person experiencing them.

Control Group

A control group is a baseline group in an experiment that does not receive the experimental treatment, used to compare and assess the effect of that treatment.