Question 1

What we know about the later lives of socially isolated children supports the findings of the Harlow's research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the historical perspective,the importance of the mass media to the socialization process has

Accepted Answer

A) increased over time. 
B) been about the same over the last century. 
C) decreased over time. 
D) never been very important. 
A) increased over time. 
B) been about the same over the last century. 
C) decreased over time. 
D) never been very important.

Question 3

Carol Gilligan set out to compare the moral development of girls and boys.Her research showed that

Accepted Answer

A) girls and boys typically assess situations as right and wrong using different standards. 
B) girls are more interested in right and wrong than boys are. 
C) boys show more care and empathy in judging a moral situation than girls do. 
D) the ability to assess situations as right and wrong typically develops only as young people enter the teenage years. 
A) girls and boys typically assess situations as right and wrong using different standards. 
B) girls are more interested in right and wrong than boys are. 
C) boys show more care and empathy in judging a moral situation than girls do. 
D) the ability to assess situations as right and wrong typically develops only as young people enter the teenage years.

Question 4

Which of the following is a lesson learned from the hidden curriculum?

Accepted Answer

A) cooperation 
B) math 
C) reading 
D) biology 
A) cooperation 
B) math 
C) reading 
D) biology

Question 5

The period of life called "middle adulthood" typically involves

Accepted Answer

A) life circumstances becoming more or less set. 
B) an increased awareness of health issues. 
C) children growing up and requiring less attention. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) life circumstances becoming more or less set. 
B) an increased awareness of health issues. 
C) children growing up and requiring less attention. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) superego. 
B) ego. 
C) id. 
D) me. 
A) superego. 
B) ego. 
C) id. 
D) me.

Question 7

Mead used the concept "generalized other" to refer to

Accepted Answer

A) individuals who play a role in the child's life during a relatively short period. 
B) a person who provides complete care for a child. 
C) any "significant other." 
D) widespread cultural norms and values used in evaluating ourselves. 
A) individuals who play a role in the child's life during a relatively short period. 
B) a person who provides complete care for a child. 
C) any "significant other." 
D) widespread cultural norms and values used in evaluating ourselves.

Question 8

Critics of Erikson's theory of personality development point out that

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A) not everyone confronts the stages in the exact order given by Erikson. 
B) failing to meet the challenge of one stage of development may not mean failing at later challenges. 
C) this process may unfold differently in other cultures or at other times in history. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) not everyone confronts the stages in the exact order given by Erikson. 
B) failing to meet the challenge of one stage of development may not mean failing at later challenges. 
C) this process may unfold differently in other cultures or at other times in history. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 9

George Herbert Mead used the concept "the looking-glass self" to refer to significant people in our lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Parents of all social classes have many of the same expectations of their children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Why is "growing up" more difficult to define than it used to be? What are the achievements that lead people to say that someone has become an adult? Why is adolescence longer than it was several generations ago? What difference does social class position make in the time frame for "growing up"?

Accepted Answer

The concept of "growing up" is more diff

Question 12

What concept refers to a person's fairly consistent patterns of acting,thinking,and feeling?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

The Harlow experiments to discover the effects of social isolation on rhesus monkeys showed that

Accepted Answer

A) monkeys isolated for six months were highly fearful when they were returned to their group. 
B) isolated monkeys able to cling to terry cloth,artificial mothers developed normally. 
C) even several days of social isolation permanently damaged infant monkeys. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) monkeys isolated for six months were highly fearful when they were returned to their group. 
B) isolated monkeys able to cling to terry cloth,artificial mothers developed normally. 
C) even several days of social isolation permanently damaged infant monkeys. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 14

Explain how a family's social class position shapes the process of socialization.

Accepted Answer

A family's social class position can sig

Question 15

Jean Piaget's focus was on

Accepted Answer

A) how children develop their motor skills. 
B) how children are stimulated by their environment. 
C) the role of heredity in shaping human behavior. 
D) cognition,or how people think and understand. 
A) how children develop their motor skills. 
B) how children are stimulated by their environment. 
C) the role of heredity in shaping human behavior. 
D) cognition,or how people think and understand.

Question 16

U.S.school children spend about as much time in front of a television as they do at school or interacting with their parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Industrial societies typically define people in old age as

Accepted Answer

A) the most wise. 
B) the most knowledgeable about current fashion and trends. 
C) more out of touch and less socially important than younger adults. 
D) having the highest social standing. 
A) the most wise. 
B) the most knowledgeable about current fashion and trends. 
C) more out of touch and less socially important than younger adults. 
D) having the highest social standing.

Question 18

What is the poverty rate among elderly people in the United States? How has it changed in recent decades?

Accepted Answer

As of my knowledge cutoff in early 2023,

Question 19

In Freud's model of personality,what represents the presence of culture within the individual?

Accepted Answer

A) id 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) thanatos 
A) id 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) thanatos

Question 20

Members of a peer group share common interests,social position,and a similar age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What we know about the later lives of socially isolated children supports the findings of the Harlow's research.

In the historical perspective,the importance of the mass media to the socialization process has

Carol Gilligan set out to compare the moral development of girls and boys.Her research showed that

Which of the following is a lesson learned from the hidden curriculum?

The period of life called "middle adulthood" typically involves

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

Mead used the concept "generalized other" to refer to

Critics of Erikson's theory of personality development point out that

George Herbert Mead used the concept "the looking-glass self" to refer to significant people in our lives.

Parents of all social classes have many of the same expectations of their children.

Why is "growing up" more difficult to define than it used to be? What are the achievements that lead people to say that someone has become an adult? Why is adolescence longer than it was several generations ago? What difference does social class position make in the time frame for "growing up"?

What concept refers to a person's fairly consistent patterns of acting,thinking,and feeling?

The Harlow experiments to discover the effects of social isolation on rhesus monkeys showed that

Explain how a family's social class position shapes the process of socialization.

Jean Piaget's focus was on

U.S.school children spend about as much time in front of a television as they do at school or interacting with their parents.

Industrial societies typically define people in old age as

What is the poverty rate among elderly people in the United States? How has it changed in recent decades?

In Freud's model of personality,what represents the presence of culture within the individual?

Members of a peer group share common interests,social position,and a similar age.

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Exam 3: Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

What we know about the later lives of socially isolated children supports the findings of the Harlow's research.

In the historical perspective,the importance of the mass media to the socialization process has

Carol Gilligan set out to compare the moral development of girls and boys.Her research showed that

Which of the following is a lesson learned from the hidden curriculum?

The period of life called "middle adulthood" typically involves

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

Mead used the concept "generalized other" to refer to

Critics of Erikson's theory of personality development point out that

George Herbert Mead used the concept "the looking-glass self" to refer to significant people in our lives.

Parents of all social classes have many of the same expectations of their children.

Why is "growing up" more difficult to define than it used to be? What are the achievements that lead people to say that someone has become an adult? Why is adolescence longer than it was several generations ago? What difference does social class position make in the time frame for "growing up"?

What concept refers to a person's fairly consistent patterns of acting,thinking,and feeling?

The Harlow experiments to discover the effects of social isolation on rhesus monkeys showed that

Explain how a family's social class position shapes the process of socialization.

Jean Piaget's focus was on

U.S.school children spend about as much time in front of a television as they do at school or interacting with their parents.

Industrial societies typically define people in old age as

What is the poverty rate among elderly people in the United States? How has it changed in recent decades?

In Freud's model of personality,what represents the presence of culture within the individual?

Members of a peer group share common interests,social position,and a similar 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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