Carl Thorne has just passed the final test to become a member of a college fraternity. This rite of passage has moved Carl from being an individual to being a member of a bonded group. When Carl receives his fraternity pin in a final ceremony and joins his new brothers, he will have passed through the final stage. According to the text, what would this final stage be called?
A) finality
B) liminality
C) aggregation
D) acculturation

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The final stage described is called aggregation, which refers to the process of integrating an individual into a group, in this case, a fraternity, marking the transition from being an outsider to becoming a recognized member of the group.

Carl Thorne Has Just Passed the Final Test to Become