People and groups who influence our orientation to life and our self-concept,emotions,attitudes,and behaviors are:
A) generalized others.
B) total institutions.
C) agents of socialization.
D) always in secondary groups.

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Agents of socialization are individuals, organizations, and institutions that help us learn and internalize the values, beliefs, and norms of our culture. These agents include family, peers, schools, religious institutions, and media. They shape our self-concept, emotions, attitudes, and behavior, and influence our orientation to life. Generalized others refer to the overall attitudes and expectations of society, while total institutions are places where individuals are isolated from the broader society and experience a highly controlled environment, such as prisons or mental institutions. Not all individuals or groups who influence us are in secondary groups, which are groups we belong to voluntarily and where relationships are based on mutual interests and activities.

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