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

question 21

Multiple Choice

Deviance and Liminality (from Something Old, Something Bold: Bridal Showers and Bachelorette Parties) BETH MONTEMURRO
-When the women Montemurro studied were in public places:

• A) they acted more like their mothers than their friends
• B) their behavior was highly conformist, unlike their private behavior
• C) they enjoyed the thrill of acting irresponsibly, with a special "license" that excused their behavior
• D) they used fictional names for themselves, what the author calls "pseudo-appellations"

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