Exam 3: Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Based on what you have read in this chapter, how would sociologists explain the fact that many young people in the United States experience adolescence as a time of confusion?

In Freud's model of personality, the ___________ represents the presence of culture within the individual.

The Harlows studied the effects of social isolation on rhesus monkeys and found that

Which of the following statements linking nature and nurture is CORRECT?

Critics of Erik H. Erikson's theory of personality point out that

Erik H. Erikson emphasized that socialization takes across the life course.

Industrialization brings with it a rise in the social standing of old people.

Family is important to the socialization process because

The Harlows' research with rhesus monkeys, as well as cases of isolated children such as Anna, leads us to conclude that

Our basic drives or needs as humans are reflected in Freud's concept of

The "ego" in Freud's work represents the human being's basic drives, which are unconscious and seek immediate satisfaction.

Even during adolescence, the family continues to have a strong influence on children.

Based on the text's survey of the life-course, you might conclude that life course stages

What is the term sociologists give to a category of people with a common characteristic, usually their age?

Melvin Kohn demonstrated that parents of all social classes have much the same expectations of their children.

Lawrence Kohlberg claimed that individuals develop the capacity for moral reasoning in stages as they grow older.

George Herbert Mead considered the self to be

According to research, the most significant factor in deciding if a person has reached adulthood is whether the young person

An inmate in prison who loses the capacity for independent living is described as

By "taking the role of the other," Mead had in mind