Exam 3: Socialization

Mead describes the active, creative, and spontaneous part of the self as the ________.

According to Piaget, the stage of development that is dominated by touching, listening, looking, and the inability to recognize cause and effect is the ________ stage.

Jean Piaget's use of the term "operational" is most aligned with the concept of ________.

The "corridor curriculum" often emphasizes racism, sexism, illicit ways to make money, and "being cool."

Although formal education is intended to transmit knowledge and skills, it unintentionally teaches students that the same rules apply to everyone. This universality reflects what sociologists describe as ________.

In Mead's theory of development, the "me" is the "object of action" or the "self as object."

John joined the military this year. When he arrived at boot camp he was immediately greeted with a degradation ceremony and came under total control of the officials. The military is an example of a(n) ________.

The social scientist who criticized the theory of Lawrence Kohlberg and developed an alternative theory on the development of morality based on personal relationships was ________.

Morris is 3 years old and is just beginning to talk. He can count to 10 but is not altogether sure what numbers actually mean. According to Piaget, Morris is in the ________ stage.

When young people enter college as resident students, they must learn new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors. This is an example of ________.

Match the term with the definition. 1) social environment 2) feral children 3) socialization 4) id 5) ego 6) super ego 7) culture within us 8) agents of socialization 9) hidden curriculum 10) corridor curriculum 11) anticipatory socialization 12) degradation ceremony 13) resocialization 14) life course 15) adultolescence -A) the process by which people learn the characteristics of their group, as well as the knowledge, attitude, skills, values, and actions thought to be appropriate for them B) people or groups that affect our self-concept, attitudes, behaviors, or other orientations towards life C) Freud's term for a balancing force between the id and the demands of society D) students teach each other outside the classroom that may address sexism, racism, illicit ways to make money, and how to "be cool" E) another name for transitional adulthood F) children assumed to have been raised by animals, in the wilderness, isolated from other humans G) the norms and values we have internalized from our social groups H) an attempt to remake the self by stripping away an individual's identity and stamping a new identity in its place I) the process of learning new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors to fit a new life situation J) the stages of our life as we move from birth to death K) Freud's term for the inborn basic drives L) the process by which one intends to assume a future role, learning of the role before it is actually achieved M) values not explicitly taught in school but as part of the school's message of patriotism, democracy, justice, and honesty N) Freud's term for the conscience, including the internalized norms and values of our social groups O) the entire human environment, including direct contact with others

List four of the seven agents of socialization discussed in the textbook.

Professor Zale bases her self-concept as a professor on the interactions she has with students and the reactions she receives from them during class. In view of this, which process is Professor Zale utilizing?

The research of the Harlows demonstrated that the key to mother-child bonding is the ability of the mother to provide food and other nutrition to the offspring.

What is the difference between feral children and "regular" children?

What are the characteristics of a "peer group"?

Cooley's conclusions about the looking-glass self appear to be true for people around the world.

Sociologists have clearly demonstrated that most emotions are universal and are "products of our genes."

What is the difference between significant others and generalized other?

What do military boot camps, prisons, concentration camps, religious cults, and many private boarding schools have in common?