Donna Is Upset Because She Has Returned to College in Her

question 162

Multiple Choice

Donna is upset because she has returned to college in her late 30s. She feels so "old" and out of step compared to the other students, who nearly all are in their late teens and early twenties. Donna's feeling best reflect the issues surrounding the concept of:

• A) idiosyncratic events
• B) intimacy
• C) postformal thought
• D) age clocks

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Definitions:

Cultural Capital

Refers to widely shared, high-status cultural signals (attitudes, preferences, formal knowledge, behaviors, goals, and credentials) used for social and cultural exclusion.

Subculture

A set of distinctive values, norms, and practices within a larger culture.

Class Adaptation

The ways in which different social classes respond to and cope with the structural and cultural conditions of their society.

Social Upheaval

Refers to a significant change or disturbance in society, often characterized by widespread social movements, protests, and changes in governmental or societal structure.