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Deast7027 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Some symbolic interaction theorists believe that there is very little shared reality beyond that which is socially created. They refer to this as the __________, which is the process by which our perception of reality is largely shaped by the subjective meaning that we give to an experience.

a. social construction of reality
b. objectification of social reality
c. subjective assessment of reality
d. recertification analysis of reality

Question 2

According to the text, poverty among older African Americans may be attributed to:

a. lack of support from children and grandchildren.
b. a lack of earning power brought about by segregated schools and overt patterns of job discrimination in their early years.
c. cuts in government assistance programs.
d. spending patterns in young- and middle-adulthood.