Question 1

What is Goffman's approach to social interaction and how can it be compared to a theatrical performance?

Accepted Answer

Goffman developed the dramaturgical appr

Question 2

How is socialization impacted by social media?

Accepted Answer

Varies.Can discuss the role and impact t

Question 3

Explain the relationship between Cooley's looking-glass self and reference groups.

Accepted Answer

Looking-glass self: the concept develope

Question 4

Margaret just turned 60 years old and has been a high school teacher for over 30 years.She has decided to continue teaching for several more years.Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Public employees are required to work until they are 70 years old. 
B) Older adults often delay retirement because of improvements in health care. 
C) Active employment is required to vote in local and national elections. 
D) Older adults' lack of media representation influences when they retire. 
A) Public employees are required to work until they are 70 years old. 
B) Older adults often delay retirement because of improvements in health care. 
C) Active employment is required to vote in local and national elections. 
D) Older adults' lack of media representation influences when they retire.

Question 5

Which statement best represents media's influence on socialization?

Accepted Answer

A) Consuming violent media leads to violent behavior. 
B) Violence in the media shocks and horrifies the population. 
C) Older adults avoid social media due to the risk of cyberbullying. 
D) Violence against women in media promotes the normalization of abuse. 
A) Consuming violent media leads to violent behavior. 
B) Violence in the media shocks and horrifies the population. 
C) Older adults avoid social media due to the risk of cyberbullying. 
D) Violence against women in media promotes the normalization of abuse.

Question 6

Which of the following perspectives describes how parents seek to discourage undesirable behaviors with punishment?

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic 
B) social learning 
C) cognitive 
D) behaviorism 
A) psychodynamic 
B) social learning 
C) cognitive 
D) behaviorism

Question 7

Discuss the negative impacts that hidden curriculum has on low-income school children, racial minorities, and women.

Accepted Answer

Varies.Should discuss how hidden curricu

Question 8

Research suggests that child-rearing practices may vary by social class.Parents whose jobs require them to be subservient to authority are more likely to instill which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) working hard 
B) rejecting mainstream values 
C) being creative and spontaneous 
D) obeying and respecting authority 
A) working hard 
B) rejecting mainstream values 
C) being creative and spontaneous 
D) obeying and respecting authority

Question 9

What is the most critical agent of socialization for primary groups?

Accepted Answer

A) peers 
B) cousins 
C) family 
D) doctors 
A) peers 
B) cousins 
C) family 
D) doctors

Question 10

How would you demonstrate your understanding of conversation analysis? Provide examples of a typical or normal conversation as well as examples of a breakdown in conversation.

Accepted Answer

Conversation analysis allows us to under

Question 11

Which of the following is true of peer groups?

Accepted Answer

A) They are composed of people of all different ages. 
B) Adolescents often spend more time with their peers than their families. 
C) They are often composed of people of with varying levels of social status. 
D) Peer groups are a childhood phenomenon that ends when puberty begins. 
A) They are composed of people of all different ages. 
B) Adolescents often spend more time with their peers than their families. 
C) They are often composed of people of with varying levels of social status. 
D) Peer groups are a childhood phenomenon that ends when puberty begins.

Question 12

Americans over the age of 65 are more likely than any other age-group to vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the feature of ethnomethodology and why is it important for sociologists to understand the aspects of it?

Accepted Answer

Varies.Should discuss and define convers

Question 14

Explore the relationship between gender and socialization, including how people are socialized differently as children in their family, schools, sports, and peer groups.Include an application of conversation analysis.

Accepted Answer

Varies.Can discuss how gendered roles in

Question 15

According to Charles H.Cooley, a person's low self-esteem can be explained entirely by childhood experiences; a negative experience in adulthood would have little effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Discuss the impact that organized sports have on gender.How are girls and boys impacted by organized sports?

Accepted Answer

Research shows that participation in org

Question 17

Tim, an employee at Apple, posts on LinkedIn: "We are hiring a new full stack engineer!" Which of the following does the statement reflect?

Accepted Answer

A) workplace norms calling for conformity 
B) workplace expectations that can differ from those we experience in primary groups 
C) the particular influence of workplace socialization on women 
D) an employee coming to identify with their employer 
A) workplace norms calling for conformity 
B) workplace expectations that can differ from those we experience in primary groups 
C) the particular influence of workplace socialization on women 
D) an employee coming to identify with their employer

Question 18

Tyrone is 9 years old and he lives with his mother, father, and grandmother.They have all raised him and cared for him since birth.According to Mead, how would you categorize this group of people in relation to Tyrone?

Accepted Answer

A) secondary group 
B) reference group 
C) significant others 
D) parental units 
A) secondary group 
B) reference group 
C) significant others 
D) parental units

Question 19

Why do prisons often fail at resocialization?

Accepted Answer

A) Inmates often identify more with their fellow inmates than they do with the administration's agenda. 
B) Inmates come to identify with their prison guards. 
C) Prisons do not monitor and manage inmates closely enough. 
D) Prisons are typically unable to "break" prisoners. 
A) Inmates often identify more with their fellow inmates than they do with the administration's agenda. 
B) Inmates come to identify with their prison guards. 
C) Prisons do not monitor and manage inmates closely enough. 
D) Prisons are typically unable to "break" prisoners.

Question 20

What type of institution governs all aspects of daily life for its inhabitants?

Accepted Answer

A) anticipatory socialization 
B) total institutions 
C) institutions of control 
D) regulatory institutions 
A) anticipatory socialization 
B) total institutions 
C) institutions of control 
D) regulatory institutions

What is Goffman's approach to social interaction and how can it be compared to a theatrical performance?

How is socialization impacted by social media?

Explain the relationship between Cooley's looking-glass self and reference groups.

Margaret just turned 60 years old and has been a high school teacher for over 30 years.She has decided to continue teaching for several more years.Which of the following is true?

Which statement best represents media's influence on socialization?

Which of the following perspectives describes how parents seek to discourage undesirable behaviors with punishment?

Discuss the negative impacts that hidden curriculum has on low-income school children, racial minorities, and women.

Research suggests that child-rearing practices may vary by social class.Parents whose jobs require them to be subservient to authority are more likely to instill which of the following?

What is the most critical agent of socialization for primary groups?

How would you demonstrate your understanding of conversation analysis? Provide examples of a typical or normal conversation as well as examples of a breakdown in conversation.

Which of the following is true of peer groups?

Americans over the age of 65 are more likely than any other age-group to vote.

What is the feature of ethnomethodology and why is it important for sociologists to understand the aspects of it?

Explore the relationship between gender and socialization, including how people are socialized differently as children in their family, schools, sports, and peer groups.Include an application of conversation analysis.

According to Charles H.Cooley, a person's low self-esteem can be explained entirely by childhood experiences; a negative experience in adulthood would have little effect.

Discuss the impact that organized sports have on gender.How are girls and boys impacted by organized sports?

Tim, an employee at Apple, posts on LinkedIn: "We are hiring a new full stack engineer!" Which of the following does the statement reflect?

Tyrone is 9 years old and he lives with his mother, father, and grandmother.They have all raised him and cared for him since birth.According to Mead, how would you categorize this group of people in relation to Tyrone?

Why do prisons often fail at resocialization?

What type of institution governs all aspects of daily life for its inhabitants?

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Exam 4: Socialization and Social Interaction

What is Goffman's approach to social interaction and how can it be compared to a theatrical performance?

How is socialization impacted by social media?

Explain the relationship between Cooley's looking-glass self and reference groups.

Margaret just turned 60 years old and has been a high school teacher for over 30 years.She has decided to continue teaching for several more years.Which of the following is true?

Which statement best represents media's influence on socialization?

Which of the following perspectives describes how parents seek to discourage undesirable behaviors with punishment?

Discuss the negative impacts that hidden curriculum has on low-income school children, racial minorities, and women.

Research suggests that child-rearing practices may vary by social class.Parents whose jobs require them to be subservient to authority are more likely to instill which of the following?

What is the most critical agent of socialization for primary groups?

How would you demonstrate your understanding of conversation analysis? Provide examples of a typical or normal conversation as well as examples of a breakdown in conversation.

Which of the following is true of peer groups?

Americans over the age of 65 are more likely than any other age-group to vote.

What is the feature of ethnomethodology and why is it important for sociologists to understand the aspects of it?

Explore the relationship between gender and socialization, including how people are socialized differently as children in their family, schools, sports, and peer groups.Include an application of conversation analysis.

According to Charles H.Cooley, a person's low self-esteem can be explained entirely by childhood experiences; a negative experience in adulthood would have little effect.

Discuss the impact that organized sports have on gender.How are girls and boys impacted by organized sports?

Tim, an employee at Apple, posts on LinkedIn: "We are hiring a new full stack engineer!" Which of the following does the statement reflect?

Tyrone is 9 years old and he lives with his mother, father, and grandmother.They have all raised him and cared for him since birth.According to Mead, how would you categorize this group of people in relation to Tyrone?

Why do prisons often fail at resocialization?

What type of institution governs all aspects of daily life for its inhabitants?

Discover Sociology

Discover Sociological Research

Culture and Mass Media

Groups, Organizations, and Bureaucracies

Deviance and Social Control

Social Class and Inequality in the United States

Global Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality

Race and Ethnicity

Gender and Society

Families and Society

Education and Society

Religion and Society

The State, War, and Terror

Work, Consumption, and the Economy

Health and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Social Movements and Social Change

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