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Tory is 5 years of age. He loves to dress up like Batman and pretend to save Gotham City from the Penguin. According to Mead's theory, he is in the ________ stage.

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According to Mead's theory, he is in the play stage.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mead centered on the idea that an individual begins to socialize with the world through game and play. This is how he/she beings to develop an understanding of the world and his/her surroundings.

The play stage is the first one and it occurs when the child acts as someone else, as a role model and is centering him/herself within society with this particular role. It is role-playing for the child.

In this case, we can see Tory dresses up as Batman and pretends to save Gotham City; he is in the play stage by carrying out the role play and establishing his role within society through the game and his imagination.

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