According to sociologist Erving Goffman, a powerful agent of socialization is total institution. He coined this term to refer to a place in which people are cut off from the rest of society and where they come under almost total control of the officials who are in charge.
In the Western U.S. and Texas, Breyers ice cream is sometimes confused with Dreyer's ice cream. While Henry Breyer founded Breyers in 1908 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, William Dreyer and Joseph Edy co-founded their ice cream company, Edy's Grand Ice Cream, in 1928 in Oakland, California.
Dean Foods acquired Friendlyâs Ice Cream, citing its value as a regional asset. Above, a Friendlyâs restaurant in Delray Beach, Florida, Oct. 5, 2011. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Two leading names in American dairy products are getting friendly. Dean Foods announced late Monday that it will acquire the manufacturing and retail ice cream businesses of Friendlyâs Ice Cream for $166 million in cash.