The University of California, Santa Barbara, is located near the Pacific Ocean, and many students live within walking distance of the beach. Most students put on a cover-up or wrap themselves in a towel to make the short walk back to their apartments, though they feel that it's perfectly normal to wear a bathing suit while at the beach. This is because the beach, unlike the street, is a(n) ________, where wearing nothing but a bathing suit is considered normal and acceptable.
A) agent of socialization
B) front
C) generalized other
D) region

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The beach is a front, a place where people can present themselves in a different way than they would in other settings. On the beach, it is considered normal and acceptable to wear nothing but a bathing suit, while in other settings, this would be considered inappropriate.

The University of California, Santa Barbara, Is Located near the Pacific