Deviance and Liminality (From Something Old, Something Bold: Bridal Showers

question 4

Multiple Choice

Deviance and Liminality (from Something Old, Something Bold: Bridal Showers and Bachelorette Parties) BETH MONTEMURRO
-Montemurro's article focuses on:

• A) shopping as a cultural ritual, whether it is for the latest fashionable clothing or for antiques
• B) the behaviors and feelings of participants at bachelorette parties
• C) birthday celebrations at which a young person receives gifts that signify his or her new identity as an adult
• D) the return to work of middle-age women, often to jobs that are unconventional but deeply satisfying

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Definitions:

Ethical Imperatives

Moral obligations or principles that guide individuals' actions in accordance with what is considered right or just.

Critical Thinkers

Individuals who actively and skillfully conceptualize, apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information to reach a conclusion.

Reasonable People

Individuals who exercise average care, skill, and judgment in conduct and who are presumed to have a certain level of knowledge when making decisions.

Ethical Dimension

Pertains to the moral aspects or implications of a situation, decision, or action.