In his last year of college, even before he took a job with a conservative bank, Randall began wearing three-piece suits regularly.To which stage of socialization does this example refer?

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Randall's behavior of wearing three-piece suits in anticipation of his job at a conservative bank is an example of anticipatory socialization. This is the process of adopting behaviors or standards of a group one aspires to join, in this case, the professional culture of a conservative bank.

In His Last Year of College, Even Before He Took