The socialisation process involves a continuous dialogue, negotiation and even struggle against significant others (those directly involved in our lives) like our parents, family, kin group and our community. … It also anchors our self-identity. Community identity is based on birth and 'belonging' rather than on some form of acquired qualifications or 'accomplishment'. It is what we 'are' rather than what we have 'become'. … These kinds of identities are called 'ascriptive' – that is, they are determined by the birth and do not involve any choice on the part of the individuals concerned. It is an odd fact of social life that people feel a deep sense of security and satisfaction in belonging to communities in which their membership is entirely accidental.
The passage leaves out the line on what our community provides us. What does that line say it provides?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The language and cultural values through which we comprehend the world
Option (1) The goals and aspirations through which we plan our future — Incorrect. Goals and aspirations come up among the questions every person asks about life. Socialisation helps answer them, but the line on what community provides names language and cultural values.
Option (2) The language and cultural values through which we comprehend the world — Correct. Our community provides us the language (our mother tongue) and the cultural values through which we comprehend the world. In this way it also anchors our self-identity.
Option (3) The rights and duties through which we take part in the nation — Incorrect. Rights and duties link a citizen to the state. They come from citizenship, and the line on community does not speak of them.
Option (4) The economic resources through which we meet our daily needs — Incorrect. Economic resources such as income come from work and the market. What community gives in this account is cultural, namely language and values.
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