The University of California, Santa Barbara, is located near the Pacific Ocean, and many students live within walking distance of the beach. Although it feels perfectly normal to wear a bathing suit while at the beach, most students put on a cover-up or wrap themselves in a towel to make the short walk back to their apartments. The beach, unlike the street, is a(n) ____________ that makes it seem normal and acceptable to be wearing nothing but a bathing suit.

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The beach serves as a "front" or a setting where certain behaviors and appearances are deemed appropriate or normal, which changes once the context shifts to a more public or communal space like the street.

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