Prisoners are often seen in public picking up trash along interstate highways.Other people can recognize these prisoners because of the green and white striped clothing they wear.This clothing is an example of _____ because it indicates that they are incarcerated individuals who have performed some illegal act in society.
A) stratification
B) enculturation
C) acculturation
D) stigmatization
E) assimilation

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The green and white striped clothing that prisoners wear while working is an example of stigmatization, as it serves to label and distinguish them from the general population as individuals who have committed a crime and are paying the consequences through their imprisonment.

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