Question 1

Cults teach their members an alternative world, with pressure to conform to new group norms. This is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  conversion therapy. 
B)  solidarity. 
C)  resocialization. 
D)  secondary group socialization. 
A)  conversion therapy. 
B)  solidarity. 
C)  resocialization. 
D)  secondary group socialization.

Question 2

Why are infants and young children raised in institutions slow to develop?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are frequently malnourished. 
B)  They lack culture. 
C)  They usually have serious cognitive and social deficits to begin with. 
D)  They are intimidated by pressure from their peers. 
E)  They never get the same quality of diet that normal children receive. 
A)  They are frequently malnourished. 
B)  They lack culture. 
C)  They usually have serious cognitive and social deficits to begin with. 
D)  They are intimidated by pressure from their peers. 
E)  They never get the same quality of diet that normal children receive.

Question 3

As a result of Jean-Marc Itard s treatment program, the wild boy from Averyon:

Accepted Answer

A)  learned to become an average, well-adjusted young man named Victor. 
B)  died suddenly at age fourteen. 
C)  turned out perfectly normal except for the inability to do arithmetic. 
D)  learned to wear clothes and write a few simple words, but developed no human relationships. 
E)  learned to do wear clothes and drive an automobile, but never learned human speech. 
A)  learned to become an average, well-adjusted young man named Victor. 
B)  died suddenly at age fourteen. 
C)  turned out perfectly normal except for the inability to do arithmetic. 
D)  learned to wear clothes and write a few simple words, but developed no human relationships. 
E)  learned to do wear clothes and drive an automobile, but never learned human speech.

Question 4

Sociobiologist Edward O. Wilson scientifically proved his claim that genes are the dominant source of human social behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Attachment is the need for meaningful interaction and affectionate bonds with others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Cooley s theory that we see ourselves as others see us is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  the I and the me. 
B)  game theory. 
C)  psychic determinism. 
D)  the looking-glass self. 
E)  the developmental self. 
A)  the I and the me. 
B)  game theory. 
C)  psychic determinism. 
D)  the looking-glass self. 
E)  the developmental self.

Question 7

One of the reasons peer groups are so powerful in individuals lives is:

Accepted Answer

A)  they reinforce primary socialization in the family. 
B)  peer groups help anchor individuals in their family of origin s moral order. 
C)  peers are unlikely to brutally reject or hurt children when they break norms. 
D)  peers are social equals, and we interact in peer groups throughout our lives. 
A)  they reinforce primary socialization in the family. 
B)  peer groups help anchor individuals in their family of origin s moral order. 
C)  peers are unlikely to brutally reject or hurt children when they break norms. 
D)  peers are social equals, and we interact in peer groups throughout our lives.

Question 8

The self in social interaction in workplace subcultures experiences:

Accepted Answer

A)  development of new personality characteristics. 
B)  conditioning. 
C)  identification transfer. 
D)  moral confusion. 
E)  resocialization. 
A)  development of new personality characteristics. 
B)  conditioning. 
C)  identification transfer. 
D)  moral confusion. 
E)  resocialization.

Question 9

Generalized others refers to the general attitudes we have about other people

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The concept of self:

Accepted Answer

A)  is essentially an instinctively programmed human characteristic that makes its appearance in early adolescence. 
B)  is outdated because of our rapid technological growth. 
C)  is based on imagination but not experience. 
D)  includes the ability to organize one s knowledge and beliefs. 
E)  is an innate quality developed biologically among all human beings. 
A)  is essentially an instinctively programmed human characteristic that makes its appearance in early adolescence. 
B)  is outdated because of our rapid technological growth. 
C)  is based on imagination but not experience. 
D)  includes the ability to organize one s knowledge and beliefs. 
E)  is an innate quality developed biologically among all human beings.

Question 11

Why is nature versus nurture called a false debate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human beings dominate nature, as confirmed by the world s great religious texts. 
B)  Biology creates adaptive challenges that humans solve using innate intelligence. 
C)  No one can be sure what the mysteries of genes are or how they influence emotions. 
D)  Culture or nurture directs social behavior that is influenced by biological factors. 
E)  Watson was proved completely wrong by Gould. 
A)  Human beings dominate nature, as confirmed by the world s great religious texts. 
B)  Biology creates adaptive challenges that humans solve using innate intelligence. 
C)  No one can be sure what the mysteries of genes are or how they influence emotions. 
D)  Culture or nurture directs social behavior that is influenced by biological factors. 
E)  Watson was proved completely wrong by Gould.

Question 12

Nurture is the term social scientists use for describing the biologically inherited patterns of complex behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Outline and discuss George Herbert Mead s theory of development.

Accepted Answer

George Herbert Mead was a prominent Amer

Question 14

According to Wilson, although people have free will, our genes make certain behaviors more likely than others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Personality changes more frequently than the social self.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Total institutions are associated with which process?

Accepted Answer

A)  societies general belief systems such as religion 
B)  primary institutions that shape children s personalities, such as the family 
C)  education over the life course and how schools contradict family 
D)  resocialization in places like the military and prison that isolate and shape individuals 
A)  societies general belief systems such as religion 
B)  primary institutions that shape children s personalities, such as the family 
C)  education over the life course and how schools contradict family 
D)  resocialization in places like the military and prison that isolate and shape individuals

Question 17

When someone loses his or her job, this also means the loss of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the social mirror of society. 
B)  problem solving that helps stage development. 
C)  a social identity many people find central to self-esteem. 
D)  moral reasoning in primary social groups. 
E)  the process of socialization. 
A)  the social mirror of society. 
B)  problem solving that helps stage development. 
C)  a social identity many people find central to self-esteem. 
D)  moral reasoning in primary social groups. 
E)  the process of socialization.

Question 18

Loss of status as an elderly person shows us how society:

Accepted Answer

A)  shapes social identity outside the choices or control of individuals. 
B)  values authority and experience in the community. 
C)  increasingly takes a hard sociobiological position on social roles. 
D)  protects itself against degenerative cognition and brain function. 
A)  shapes social identity outside the choices or control of individuals. 
B)  values authority and experience in the community. 
C)  increasingly takes a hard sociobiological position on social roles. 
D)  protects itself against degenerative cognition and brain function.

Question 19

Sociobiologists study:

Accepted Answer

A)  biological principles to explain the behavior of all social beings. 
B)  the cultural basis of human behavior. 
C)  deviations in social behavior. 
D)  the effects of nutrition on human development. 
E)  the relationship between environment and personal growth. 
A)  biological principles to explain the behavior of all social beings. 
B)  the cultural basis of human behavior. 
C)  deviations in social behavior. 
D)  the effects of nutrition on human development. 
E)  the relationship between environment and personal growth.

Question 20

Stephen Jay Gould challenged the equation of behavior with genetic biology: looking at altruistic behavior, he saw:

Accepted Answer

A)  variations in cognitive capacities. 
B)  cognitive development stages. 
C)  how people adopt adaptive cultural traits in social and material environments. 
D)  stage schemas of moral development. 
A)  variations in cognitive capacities. 
B)  cognitive development stages. 
C)  how people adopt adaptive cultural traits in social and material environments. 
D)  stage schemas of moral development.

Cults teach their members an alternative world, with pressure to conform to new group norms. This is called:

Why are infants and young children raised in institutions slow to develop?

As a result of Jean-Marc Itard s treatment program, the wild boy from Averyon:

Sociobiologist Edward O. Wilson scientifically proved his claim that genes are the dominant source of human social behaviors.

Attachment is the need for meaningful interaction and affectionate bonds with others.

Cooley s theory that we see ourselves as others see us is called:

One of the reasons peer groups are so powerful in individuals lives is:

The self in social interaction in workplace subcultures experiences:

Generalized others refers to the general attitudes we have about other people

The concept of self:

Why is nature versus nurture called a false debate?

Nurture is the term social scientists use for describing the biologically inherited patterns of complex behavior.

Outline and discuss George Herbert Mead s theory of development.

According to Wilson, although people have free will, our genes make certain behaviors more likely than others.

Personality changes more frequently than the social self.

Total institutions are associated with which process?

When someone loses his or her job, this also means the loss of:

Loss of status as an elderly person shows us how society:

Sociobiologists study:

Stephen Jay Gould challenged the equation of behavior with genetic biology: looking at altruistic behavior, he saw:

The Sociological Perspective

Doing Sociology: Research Methods

Culture

Understanding Social Interaction

Social Groups and Organizations

Deviant Behavior and Social Control

Social Class in the United States

Global Stratification

Racial and Ethnic Minorities

Gender Stratification

Marriage and Alternative Family Arrange

Religion

Education

Political and Economic Systems

Health and Aging

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Exam 4: Socialization and Development

Cults teach their members an alternative world, with pressure to conform to new group norms. This is called:

Why are infants and young children raised in institutions slow to develop?

As a result of Jean-Marc Itard s treatment program, the wild boy from Averyon:

Sociobiologist Edward O. Wilson scientifically proved his claim that genes are the dominant source of human social behaviors.

Attachment is the need for meaningful interaction and affectionate bonds with others.

Cooley s theory that we see ourselves as others see us is called:

One of the reasons peer groups are so powerful in individuals lives is:

The self in social interaction in workplace subcultures experiences:

Generalized others refers to the general attitudes we have about other people

The concept of self:

Why is nature versus nurture called a false debate?

Nurture is the term social scientists use for describing the biologically inherited patterns of complex behavior.

Outline and discuss George Herbert Mead s theory of development.

According to Wilson, although people have free will, our genes make certain behaviors more likely than others.

Personality changes more frequently than the social self.

Total institutions are associated with which process?

When someone loses his or her job, this also means the loss of:

Loss of status as an elderly person shows us how society:

Sociobiologists study:

Stephen Jay Gould challenged the equation of behavior with genetic biology: looking at altruistic behavior, he saw:

The Sociological Perspective

Doing Sociology: Research Methods

Culture

Understanding Social Interaction

Social Groups and Organizations

Deviant Behavior and Social Control

Social Class in the United States

Global Stratification

Racial and Ethnic Minorities

Gender Stratification

Marriage and Alternative Family Arrange

Religion

Education

Political and Economic Systems

Health and Aging

Filters