Exam 4: Socialization, Interaction, and the Self

According to Erving Goffman, people define situations interactionally through expressions of behavior, which are the tools we use to project our definition of a situation to one another. Explain what Goffman means by expressions given and expressions given off.

A student sitting through a boring class glances over at a friend and rolls his eyes. Erving Goffman would identify this as

A famous monologue from Shakespeare's As You Like It begins as follows: All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts. Which theory of social life could be seen as taking its inspiration from these lines?

"Each to each a looking-glass, / Reflects the other that doth pass." This line of poetry, associated with sociologist Charles Cooley, indicates that our sense of self originates in

Young children develop a distinct sense of self through the process of taking the role of the particular or significant other, according to the symbolic interactionist George Herbert Mead. Describe how children engage in this role-taking process.

Which of the following is accurate about the process of socialization?

Which theorist argued that if people define a situation as real, it is real in its consequences?

Chapter 4 presents theories of the self by Sigmund Freud, Charles Cooley, and George Herbert Mead. Describe the social component of each of these three theoretical perspectives.

According to sociologists, our genetic makeup determines what kind of personality and character traits we develop in life.

The University of California, Santa Barbara, is located near the Pacific Ocean, and many students live within walking distance of the beach. Most students put on a cover-up or wrap themselves in a towel to make the short walk back to their apartments, though they feel that it's perfectly normal to wear a bathing suit while at the beach. This is because the beach, unlike the street, is a(n) ________, where wearing nothing but a bathing suit is considered normal and acceptable.

Individuals who are NOT socialized

Parents often buy their children gender-specific toys. Boys are given action figures that encourage active and aggressive play, while girls are given dolls and toy ovens that reinforce traditional gender roles. This is part of what process?

According to Sigmund Freud, the ________ is the part of the mind that is responsible for representing culture within us and serving as the moral component of our personality in the psychoanalytic theory.

Sigmund Freud's most significant contribution to the understanding of the self is

A goal of socialization is

In what way is a game of football like society, according to George Herbert Mead?

Which of the following sources of socialization forms the foundation for all other socializing agents?

What is the looking-glass self?

Which part of the mind of feral children would Sigmund Freud expect to be MOST fully developed?

Appearance, manner, style of dress, race, gender, and age are all elements of