Exam 3: Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

In the United States,old age is generally thought to begin at about the age of sixty-five.

During the last century,the mass media have had a declining influence on people in the United States.

When people model themselves after the members of peer groups they would like to join,they are engaging in a process that sociologists call

Which theory,developed by the psychologist John B.Watson,claims that human behavior is not instinctive but learned within a social environment?

The Harlow studies found that six months of social isolation was sufficient to permanently damage infant rhesus monkeys.

Based on the Harlows' research with rhesus monkeys and the case of Anna,the isolated child,one might reasonably conclude that

Jean Piaget's focus was on

What concept refers to the lifelong social experience by which human beings develop their potential and learn culture?

Mead placed the origin of the self on

If you were to summarize the lesson learned from the case of Anna,you would correctly conclude that

According to Kübler-Ross,a person first reacts to the prospect of dying with denial.

During adolescence,the family's influence on children virtually ceases.

Even years of social isolation during infancy in humans does not cause permanent and irreversible developmental damage.

A cohort is a category of people who have something important in common,usually their age.

Which of the following traits linked to a total institution is NOT correct?

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that

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

According to Jean Piaget,language and other symbols were first used in the preoperational stage.

What differences did Carol Gilligan find in how males and females make moral judgments?

Based on what you have read in thisCHAPTER,you would correctly conclude that