George Herbert Mead referred to the general morals and values of the culture in which a child develops as the:
A) symbolic morality
B) symbolic interaction
C) generalized other
D) corporalized other
E) deputized other

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Mead referred to the generalized other as the collection of attitudes and expectations held by the society or group in which the individual develops. This includes the moral and value systems that are symbolically represented and transmitted through socialization processes. Therefore, C is the best choice as it specifically refers to this concept. The other answer choices either do not align with Mead's theory or are not relevant to the question.

George Herbert Mead Referred to the General Morals and Values