Ruth is an active and physically capable eighty-seven-year-old woman. When she goes to the grocery store, the cashiers and baggers treat her as if she is helpless, even though she is most certainly not. She usually goes along with this because in her experience it is easier to behave in ways that are consistent with what people expect regarding her age. Ruth is  

Cannibalism is considered deviant in all societies, showing that deviance is universally defined and not subject to social or cultural interpretations.

  __________ is the idea that we are socialized into culturally specific moralities that guide our feelings about right and wrong.  

  __________ are the socially constructed categories and subcategories of people in which we place ourselves or are placed by others.  

  One example of a microaggression is a  

  A doctor who commits fraud by billing patients’ insurance companies for medical treatments not actually provided is engaging in  

  The practice of looking at social life as a series of performances in which we are all actors on metaphorical stages is known as  

  According to George Herbert Mead, the __________ is the part of our self that is the object of thought. It is the part of us that is ashamed of ourselves when we make embarrassing decisions. It is also the part that we try to employ in a good job.  

Our sense of self is a social fact because it emerges out of human interaction.

  Jeevan is a student who recently moved to a new country for their studies. They notice that many everyday interactions are different from what they are used to. For instance, people often greet one another with a bow instead of a handshake, and certain gestures have different meanings. Jeevan learns that these behaviors are part of the symbolic structure of their new environment. Which statement best explains the concept of symbolic structure, based on Jeevan’s experiences?