_______________________ is the term used to describe a set of attitudes toward citizenship and politics that helps sustain a democratic, stable, and effective nation.

A study of Bennington College students in the 1930s illustrated that the influence of the family on political attitudes tends to ______________ as they grow older and come into contact with other groups.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

A researcher is examining the historical events of a nuclear disaster. In order to investigate thoroughly, she first classifies historical information into discrete events and then orders them into a temporal sequence. After identifying prior events that occurred leading up to the disaster, she creates an event’s diagram and then eliminates connections from the diagram that are not necessary to explain the disaster. This process is an example of ______.

A. a narrative explanation B. variable-oriented research C. an event structure analysis D. oral history