The University of California,Santa Barbara,is Located near the Pacific Ocean,and

Multiple Choice

The University of California,Santa Barbara,is located near the Pacific Ocean,and many students live within walking distance of the beach.Although the students feel that it's perfectly normal to wear a bathing suit while at the beach,most of them put on a cover-up,or wrap themselves in a towel,to make the short walk back to their apartments.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