Question 1

Which term was used by George Herbert Mead to refer to a child's awareness of the attitudes,viewpoints,and expectations of society as a whole?

Accepted Answer

A) Generalized other 
B) Significant other 
C) Impression management 
D) Symbolic other 
A) Generalized other 
B) Significant other 
C) Impression management 
D) Symbolic other A

Question 2

In the nature versus nurture debate,which position do social scientists take?

Accepted Answer

A) Environmental factors are more important than biological inheritance in human development. 
B) Biological inheritance is more important than environmental factors in human development. 
C) It is the interaction between environmental factors and biological inheritance that is important in human development. 
D) Biological factors are irrelevant in human development. 
A) Environmental factors are more important than biological inheritance in human development. 
B) Biological inheritance is more important than environmental factors in human development. 
C) It is the interaction between environmental factors and biological inheritance that is important in human development. 
D) Biological factors are irrelevant in human development. C

Question 3

A retirement party,a high-school graduation party,and a confirmation party are all examples of

Accepted Answer

A) role taking. 
B) impression management. 
C) rites of passage. 
D) face-work. 
A) role taking. 
B) impression management. 
C) rites of passage. 
D) face-work. C

Question 4

Describe how the functionalist,conflict,and interactionist perspectives view the role of socialization in creating a social self in society.

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The functionalist perspective views soci

Question 5

A teacher plans a trip to the theater for a junior high school class.As part of the preparation,the teacher tells students how they should dress and how they will be expected to act inside the theater.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) the dramaturgical approach. 
B) social promotion. 
C) socialization. 
D) role taking. 
A) the dramaturgical approach. 
B) social promotion. 
C) socialization. 
D) role taking.

Question 6

Harry Harlow's research with rhesus monkeys indicated that

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A) early childhood deprivation could always be reversed with intense resocialization. 
B) social isolation had a damaging effect on the monkeys. 
C) there was no comparison between the development of the monkeys and human development. 
D) midlife deprivation was more serious than early childhood deprivation. 
A) early childhood deprivation could always be reversed with intense resocialization. 
B) social isolation had a damaging effect on the monkeys. 
C) there was no comparison between the development of the monkeys and human development. 
D) midlife deprivation was more serious than early childhood deprivation.

Question 7

Education,religion,and the government all impact an individual's socialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Becky has a toy vacuum.She often pushes it around the living room.Becky is in the

Accepted Answer

A) preparatory stage. 
B) game stage. 
C) play stage. 
D) concrete operational stage. 
A) preparatory stage. 
B) game stage. 
C) play stage. 
D) concrete operational stage.

Question 9

Most adolescents seek jobs in order to

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A) identify a career choice. 
B) make spending money. 
C) assist with their parents' household expenses. 
D) pay for education. 
A) identify a career choice. 
B) make spending money. 
C) assist with their parents' household expenses. 
D) pay for education.

Question 10

Describe the ways in which the media impacts youth in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

The media has a significant impact on yo

Question 11

Which of the following statements regarding parental monitoring of the digital world is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Parents profess that they have a large amount of knowledge pertaining to their children's online behavior. 
B) Mothers are more likely to monitor online activity than are fathers. 
C) Parents who have higher incomes tend to discuss online activity more than those with lower incomes. 
D) All parents know their children's passwords for e-mail and cell phones. 
A) Parents profess that they have a large amount of knowledge pertaining to their children's online behavior. 
B) Mothers are more likely to monitor online activity than are fathers. 
C) Parents who have higher incomes tend to discuss online activity more than those with lower incomes. 
D) All parents know their children's passwords for e-mail and cell phones.

Question 12

Your boss has just screamed at the work staff for poor sales growth and high absenteeism.Consequently,you decide that this would not be a good time to speak to the boss about a promotion.In this instance,you are effectively

Accepted Answer

A) demonstrating role taking. 
B) playing the part of a significant other. 
C) playing the part of a generalized other. 
D) completing the preparatory stage of Mead's theory. 
A) demonstrating role taking. 
B) playing the part of a significant other. 
C) playing the part of a generalized other. 
D) completing the preparatory stage of Mead's theory.

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of a total institution?

Accepted Answer

A) A high school 
B) A mental hospital 
C) A Girl Scout troop 
D) The New York Mets 
A) A high school 
B) A mental hospital 
C) A Girl Scout troop 
D) The New York Mets

Question 14

A child spends a lot of time putting objects into his mouth and touching everything in sight.This child is probably in which stage of development,according to Jean Piaget?

Accepted Answer

A) Concrete operational 
B) Sensorimotor 
C) Formal operational 
D) Preoperational 
A) Concrete operational 
B) Sensorimotor 
C) Formal operational 
D) Preoperational

Question 15

Parents must concern themselves with an infant's physical needs,in addition to their children's social development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Explain the differences and similarities among socialization,resocialization,and anticipatory socialization.

Accepted Answer

Socialization, resocialization, and anti

Question 17

Gender roles are

Accepted Answer

A) expectations regarding the proper behavior,attitudes,and activities of males and females. 
B) the biologically determined patterns of behavior that are appropriate for males and females. 
C) universally consistent learned behaviors of males and females. 
D) the biological characteristics of males and females,such as genital organs,hormones,and body hair. 
A) expectations regarding the proper behavior,attitudes,and activities of males and females. 
B) the biologically determined patterns of behavior that are appropriate for males and females. 
C) universally consistent learned behaviors of males and females. 
D) the biological characteristics of males and females,such as genital organs,hormones,and body hair.

Question 18

According to gerontologist Robert Atchley's phases of retirement,in what phase of the retirement experience do retirees learn to deal with life after retirement in a reasonable and comfortable fashion?

Accepted Answer

A) Near phase 
B) Stability phase 
C) Reorientation phase 
D) Honeymoon phase 
A) Near phase 
B) Stability phase 
C) Reorientation phase 
D) Honeymoon phase

Question 19

Socialization is the process

Accepted Answer

A) of mentally assuming the perspective of another. 
B) of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life. 
C) whereby people learn the attitudes,values,and actions appropriate to individuals as members of a particular culture. 
D) whereby people normally being socialized are at the same time socializing their socializers. 
A) of mentally assuming the perspective of another. 
B) of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life. 
C) whereby people learn the attitudes,values,and actions appropriate to individuals as members of a particular culture. 
D) whereby people normally being socialized are at the same time socializing their socializers.

Question 20

The members of your nuclear family,your athletic coach,a teacher in a large lecture hall,and your best friend are all significant others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which term was used by George Herbert Mead to refer to a child's awareness of the attitudes,viewpoints,and expectations of society as a whole?

In the nature versus nurture debate,which position do social scientists take?

A retirement party,a high-school graduation party,and a confirmation party are all examples of

Describe how the functionalist,conflict,and interactionist perspectives view the role of socialization in creating a social self in society.

A teacher plans a trip to the theater for a junior high school class.As part of the preparation,the teacher tells students how they should dress and how they will be expected to act inside the theater.This is an example of

Harry Harlow's research with rhesus monkeys indicated that

Education,religion,and the government all impact an individual's socialization.

Becky has a toy vacuum.She often pushes it around the living room.Becky is in the

Most adolescents seek jobs in order to

Describe the ways in which the media impacts youth in the U.S.

Which of the following statements regarding parental monitoring of the digital world is true?

Your boss has just screamed at the work staff for poor sales growth and high absenteeism.Consequently,you decide that this would not be a good time to speak to the boss about a promotion.In this instance,you are effectively

Which of the following is an example of a total institution?

A child spends a lot of time putting objects into his mouth and touching everything in sight.This child is probably in which stage of development,according to Jean Piaget?

Parents must concern themselves with an infant's physical needs,in addition to their children's social development.

Explain the differences and similarities among socialization,resocialization,and anticipatory socialization.

Gender roles are

According to gerontologist Robert Atchley's phases of retirement,in what phase of the retirement experience do retirees learn to deal with life after retirement in a reasonable and comfortable fashion?

Socialization is the process

The members of your nuclear family,your athletic coach,a teacher in a large lecture hall,and your best friend are all significant others.

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Exam 4: Socialization and the Life Course

Which term was used by George Herbert Mead to refer to a child's awareness of the attitudes,viewpoints,and expectations of society as a whole?

In the nature versus nurture debate,which position do social scientists take?

A retirement party,a high-school graduation party,and a confirmation party are all examples of

Describe how the functionalist,conflict,and interactionist perspectives view the role of socialization in creating a social self in society.

A teacher plans a trip to the theater for a junior high school class.As part of the preparation,the teacher tells students how they should dress and how they will be expected to act inside the theater.This is an example of

Harry Harlow's research with rhesus monkeys indicated that

Education,religion,and the government all impact an individual's socialization.

Becky has a toy vacuum.She often pushes it around the living room.Becky is in the

Most adolescents seek jobs in order to

Describe the ways in which the media impacts youth in the U.S.

Which of the following statements regarding parental monitoring of the digital world is true?

Your boss has just screamed at the work staff for poor sales growth and high absenteeism.Consequently,you decide that this would not be a good time to speak to the boss about a promotion.In this instance,you are effectively

Which of the following is an example of a total institution?

A child spends a lot of time putting objects into his mouth and touching everything in sight.This child is probably in which stage of development,according to Jean Piaget?

Parents must concern themselves with an infant's physical needs,in addition to their children's social development.

Explain the differences and similarities among socialization,resocialization,and anticipatory socialization.

Gender roles are

According to gerontologist Robert Atchley's phases of retirement,in what phase of the retirement experience do retirees learn to deal with life after retirement in a reasonable and comfortable fashion?

Socialization is the process

The members of your nuclear family,your athletic coach,a teacher in a large lecture hall,and your best friend are all significant others.

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Social Interaction, groups, and Social Structure

Mass Media and Social Media

Deviance, crime, and Social Control

Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Global Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Stratification by Gender

The Family and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Government and the Economy

Health, population, and the Environment

Social Change in the Global Community

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