Question

As children at risk become adolescents, some of them will find themselves engaged in what goffman referred to as _____ or places where routine degradation processes are the norm for stripping away individualism in order for conformity, compliance, and altruism to flourish.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: total institutions

total institutions refers to the group or organizations where the members have very similar situation from one another.
During adolescents, the people that we would considered as good friends are most likely the people with similar interest, background, or even similar ethnicity.