Symbolic Interactionists Stress That We

question 25

Multiple Choice

Symbolic interactionists stress that we

• A) are prisoners of socialization.
• B) in effect, are pawns in the hands of others.
• C) help to produce our own orientation to life.
• D) are predestined to think and act as our groups dictate.

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