Question 1

What we know of the later lives of socially isolated children squares with the finding of the Harlows in their laboratory research with rhesus monkeys.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Applying Freud's thinking to a sociological analysis of personality development, you would conclude that

Accepted Answer

A)  human behavior is basically random. 
B)  culture demands that people become more self-centered. 
C)  humans have self-centered drives that must be controlled by learning the ways of society. 
D)  many humans never manage to learn culture. 
A)  human behavior is basically random. 
B)  culture demands that people become more self-centered. 
C)  humans have self-centered drives that must be controlled by learning the ways of society. 
D)  many humans never manage to learn culture. C

Question 3

Which of the following statements comes closest to describing Erik H. Erikson's view of socialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personality involves tensions between the forces of biology and forces of culture. 
B)  Personality develops over the entire life course in patterned stages. 
C)  We come to see ourselves as we think others see us. 
D)  Most of our personality development takes place during childhood. 
A)  Personality involves tensions between the forces of biology and forces of culture. 
B)  Personality develops over the entire life course in patterned stages. 
C)  We come to see ourselves as we think others see us. 
D)  Most of our personality development takes place during childhood. B

Question 4

The tragic case of Anna shows how human beings can eventually overcome the effects of severe social isolation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the United States, school children spend about 6 and one-half hours a day in front of video screens, which is about as much time as they spend in school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following concepts refers to an individual person's fairly consistent pattern of acting, thinking, and feeling?

Accepted Answer

A)  personality 
B)  human nature 
C)  behavior 
D)  socialization 
A)  personality 
B)  human nature 
C)  behavior 
D)  socialization

Question 7

A college is a good example of a total institution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Socialization takes place entirely in childhood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Looking at childhood in global perspective, we find that

Accepted Answer

A)  biological immaturity is the main factor that defines childhood. 
B)  poor societies extend childhood much longer than rich societies do. 
C)  rich societies extend childhood much longer than poor societies do. 
D)  childhood is a time of play and learning everywhere. 
A)  biological immaturity is the main factor that defines childhood. 
B)  poor societies extend childhood much longer than rich societies do. 
C)  rich societies extend childhood much longer than poor societies do. 
D)  childhood is a time of play and learning everywhere.

Question 10

George Herbert Mead focused not on people's actions so much as on their underlying intentions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Jean Piaget called the level of development at which individuals first use language and other cultural symbols the

Accepted Answer

A)  sensorimotor stage. 
B)  preoperational stage. 
C)  concrete operational stage. 
D)  formal operational stage. 
A)  sensorimotor stage. 
B)  preoperational stage. 
C)  concrete operational stage. 
D)  formal operational stage.

Question 12

The focus of Lawrence Kohlberg's research was

Accepted Answer

A)  moral reasoning. 
B)  the importance of gender in socialization. 
C)  cognitive development. 
D)  social isolation. 
A)  moral reasoning. 
B)  the importance of gender in socialization. 
C)  cognitive development. 
D)  social isolation.

Question 13

According to Erving Goffman, the goal of a total institution is

Accepted Answer

A)  to encourage lifelong learning in a supervised context. 
B)  to radically alter a person's personality or behavior. 
C)  to give a person greater choices about how to live. 
D)  to help integrate a troubled patient into the outside world. 
A)  to encourage lifelong learning in a supervised context. 
B)  to radically alter a person's personality or behavior. 
C)  to give a person greater choices about how to live. 
D)  to help integrate a troubled patient into the outside world.

Question 14

Mead's concepts of the "I" and the "me" are basically the same as Freud's concepts of the "id" and the“superego.”

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The focus of Lawrence Kohlberg" research was

Accepted Answer

A)  moral reasoning. 
B)  cognition. 
C)  the importance of gender in socialization. 
D)  the generalized other. 
A)  moral reasoning. 
B)  cognition. 
C)  the importance of gender in socialization. 
D)  the generalized other.

Question 16

People who grew up during the 1930s Great Depression would correctly be called a

Accepted Answer

A)  counterculture. 
B)  cohort. 
C)  subculture. 
D)  social group. 
A)  counterculture. 
B)  cohort. 
C)  subculture. 
D)  social group.

Question 17

On the basis of Melvin Kohn's study of what parents expect of their children, we would expect low- income parents to show the greatest concern when their child

Accepted Answer

A)  is given a tardy slip at school. 
B)  is told what to draw during free art time. 
C)  conforms to school expectations. 
D)  is very popular with other students at school. 
A)  is given a tardy slip at school. 
B)  is told what to draw during free art time. 
C)  conforms to school expectations. 
D)  is very popular with other students at school.

Question 18

A peer group is a social group whose members share common interests, social position, and a similar age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Carol Gilligan extended Lawrence Kohlberg's research, showing that

Accepted Answer

A)  girls develop a "justice perspective." 
B)  boys develop a "care and responsibility perspective." 
C)  girls and boys typically use different standards in assessing situations as right and wrong. 
D)  the ability to assess situations as right and wrong typically develops only as young people enter the teenage years. 
A)  girls develop a "justice perspective." 
B)  boys develop a "care and responsibility perspective." 
C)  girls and boys typically use different standards in assessing situations as right and wrong. 
D)  the ability to assess situations as right and wrong typically develops only as young people enter the teenage years.

Question 20

A cohort is a category of people with a common characteristic, usually their age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What we know of the later lives of socially isolated children squares with the finding of the Harlows in their laboratory research with rhesus monkeys.

Applying Freud's thinking to a sociological analysis of personality development, you would conclude that

Which of the following statements comes closest to describing Erik H. Erikson's view of socialization?

The tragic case of Anna shows how human beings can eventually overcome the effects of severe social isolation.

In the United States, school children spend about 6 and one-half hours a day in front of video screens, which is about as much time as they spend in school.

Which of the following concepts refers to an individual person's fairly consistent pattern of acting, thinking, and feeling?

A college is a good example of a total institution.

Socialization takes place entirely in childhood.

Looking at childhood in global perspective, we find that

George Herbert Mead focused not on people's actions so much as on their underlying intentions.

Jean Piaget called the level of development at which individuals first use language and other cultural symbols the

The focus of Lawrence Kohlberg's research was

According to Erving Goffman, the goal of a total institution is

Mead's concepts of the "I" and the "me" are basically the same as Freud's concepts of the "id" and the“superego.”

The focus of Lawrence Kohlberg" research was

People who grew up during the 1930s Great Depression would correctly be called a

On the basis of Melvin Kohn's study of what parents expect of their children, we would expect low- income parents to show the greatest concern when their child

A peer group is a social group whose members share common interests, social position, and a similar age.

Carol Gilligan extended Lawrence Kohlberg's research, showing that

A cohort is a category of people with a common characteristic, usually their age.

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Exam 3: Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

What we know of the later lives of socially isolated children squares with the finding of the Harlows in their laboratory research with rhesus monkeys.

Applying Freud's thinking to a sociological analysis of personality development, you would conclude that

Which of the following statements comes closest to describing Erik H. Erikson's view of socialization?

The tragic case of Anna shows how human beings can eventually overcome the effects of severe social isolation.

In the United States, school children spend about 6 and one-half hours a day in front of video screens, which is about as much time as they spend in school.

Which of the following concepts refers to an individual person's fairly consistent pattern of acting, thinking, and feeling?

A college is a good example of a total institution.

Socialization takes place entirely in childhood.

Looking at childhood in global perspective, we find that

George Herbert Mead focused not on people's actions so much as on their underlying intentions.

Jean Piaget called the level of development at which individuals first use language and other cultural symbols the

The focus of Lawrence Kohlberg's research was

According to Erving Goffman, the goal of a total institution is

Mead's concepts of the "I" and the "me" are basically the same as Freud's concepts of the "id" and the“superego.”

The focus of Lawrence Kohlberg" research was

People who grew up during the 1930s Great Depression would correctly be called a

On the basis of Melvin Kohn's study of what parents expect of their children, we would expect low- income parents to show the greatest concern when their child

A peer group is a social group whose members share common interests, social position, and a similar age.

Carol Gilligan extended Lawrence Kohlberg's research, showing that

A cohort is a category of people with a common characteristic, usually their age.

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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