Question 1

Which of the following is characteristic of organized sports as an agent of socialization?

Accepted Answer

A) presumed to "build character" and to contribute to hard work and competitiveness 
B) decreased academic performance relative to nonparticipants 
C) higher rates of teen sexual activity and pregnancy among girls 
D) less likely to hold negative attitudes about homosexuality among boys 
A) presumed to "build character" and to contribute to hard work and competitiveness 
B) decreased academic performance relative to nonparticipants 
C) higher rates of teen sexual activity and pregnancy among girls 
D) less likely to hold negative attitudes about homosexuality among boys A

Question 2

Which of the following would NOT be considered an example of social learning?

Accepted Answer

A) Jaylynn joins the softball team because she likes her father's attention and praise when they play catch. 
B) Allison starts taking a faster route to work after her manager reprimands her for being late three days in a row. 
C) Robert decides to join a yoga class after reading an article about its stress-relieving qualities. 
D) Sebastian buys a nicotine patch after his friends chastise him for smoking cigarettes. 
A) Jaylynn joins the softball team because she likes her father's attention and praise when they play catch. 
B) Allison starts taking a faster route to work after her manager reprimands her for being late three days in a row. 
C) Robert decides to join a yoga class after reading an article about its stress-relieving qualities. 
D) Sebastian buys a nicotine patch after his friends chastise him for smoking cigarettes. C

Question 3

Cyberbullying is not considered as serious as physical or verbal bullying because it seldom carries over into real-life interactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Think of an institution you participate in,such as work,an internship,school,or a volunteer organization.Use the symbolic interactionist approach to analyze the social interactions you witness there.Include some discussion of spoken words,gestures,body language,or other symbols and cues.

Accepted Answer

Varies.Can discuss dramaturgic

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT considered part of adolescent subculture?

Accepted Answer

A) unique fads and fashions in dress and hairstyles 
B) a special vocabulary frowned on and misunderstood by adults 
C) a less tolerant attitude toward drug experimentation 
D) knowledge of underground media,music,and Internet sites 
A) unique fads and fashions in dress and hairstyles 
B) a special vocabulary frowned on and misunderstood by adults 
C) a less tolerant attitude toward drug experimentation 
D) knowledge of underground media,music,and Internet sites

Question 6

Discuss the relationship between behaviorism and social learning theory.Evaluate its strengths and weaknesses.

Accepted Answer

Behaviorism: a psychological perspective

Question 7

Explain what sociologists can learn from conversation analysis.Provide an example of a research study that uses conversation analysis.

Accepted Answer

Conversation analysis investigates the w

Question 8

Sociologists would argue that children may have a difficult time adjusting when their divorced parent remarries because they are unfamiliar with the norms,values,and behavior of the new stepparent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Lessons taught through teachers' differing expectations based on the social backgrounds of students are referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) textbook socialization 
B) the official curriculum 
C) the curriculum of inequality 
D) the hidden curriculum 
A) textbook socialization 
B) the official curriculum 
C) the curriculum of inequality 
D) the hidden curriculum

Question 10

We are constantly forming ideas about how others perceive and judge us.The resulting self-image is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the looking-glass self 
B) the superego 
C) the generalized other 
D) internalized personality 
A) the looking-glass self 
B) the superego 
C) the generalized other 
D) internalized personality

Question 11

Evaluate the strengths and weakness of two theories of socialization and social interaction.

Accepted Answer

Two theories of socialization and social

Question 12

Which of the following behaviors is most likely the result of family socialization?

Accepted Answer

A) texting and holding a face-to-face conversation at the same time 
B) standing during the playing of the national anthem 
C) arriving to an important appointment 15 minutes early 
D) performing specific household chores 
A) texting and holding a face-to-face conversation at the same time 
B) standing during the playing of the national anthem 
C) arriving to an important appointment 15 minutes early 
D) performing specific household chores

Question 13

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 14

Which of the following examples illustrates a conversational breakdown?

Accepted Answer

A) Customer: "Are all of these vegetables organic?" Vendor: "The squashes,broccoli,and peas are locally and organically grown." 
B) Cashier: "Would you like your receipt?" Customer: "No,you can throw it away." 
C) Dater 1: "So where did you grow up?" Dater 2: "Oh,I went to college at Green State University." 
D) Restaurant server: "Would you like fries with that?" Customer: "Ugh,no,fries are so unhealthy." 
A) Customer: "Are all of these vegetables organic?" Vendor: "The squashes,broccoli,and peas are locally and organically grown." 
B) Cashier: "Would you like your receipt?" Customer: "No,you can throw it away." 
C) Dater 1: "So where did you grow up?" Dater 2: "Oh,I went to college at Green State University." 
D) Restaurant server: "Would you like fries with that?" Customer: "Ugh,no,fries are so unhealthy."

Question 15

"All the world is a stage." Which sociological approach to studying social interaction does this quote most closely relate to?

Accepted Answer

A) presentation of self 
B) theatrical approach 
C) dramaturgical approach 
D) Shakespearean social interaction 
A) presentation of self 
B) theatrical approach 
C) dramaturgical approach 
D) Shakespearean social interaction

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of mass media as an agent of socialization?

Accepted Answer

A) can take the form of movies,music,books,and television 
B) is a flow of information from a single source to a wide audience 
C) is considered a direct cause of increasing rates of violence 
D) the higher the amount of exposure,the greater its influence 
A) can take the form of movies,music,books,and television 
B) is a flow of information from a single source to a wide audience 
C) is considered a direct cause of increasing rates of violence 
D) the higher the amount of exposure,the greater its influence

Question 17

Discuss the role that language development plays in socialization.Illustrate it with examples of people who experienced little socialization from the text.

Accepted Answer

Humans have a biological capacity for la

Question 18

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 19

Which of the following is not included in Freud's explanation of the human mind?

Accepted Answer

A) the id-basic biological drives and needs 
B) the alter ego-the true,hidden desires of an individual 
C) the ego-the core of a person's personality 
D) the superego-internalized values and norms of society 
A) the id-basic biological drives and needs 
B) the alter ego-the true,hidden desires of an individual 
C) the ego-the core of a person's personality 
D) the superego-internalized values and norms of society

Question 20

The body of commonsense knowledge and procedures by which ordinary members of a society make sense of their social circumstances and interactions is referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) ethnography 
B) ethnomethodology 
C) conversational analysis 
D) social learning 
A) ethnography 
B) ethnomethodology 
C) conversational analysis 
D) social learning

Which of the following is characteristic of organized sports as an agent of socialization?

Which of the following would NOT be considered an example of social learning?

Cyberbullying is not considered as serious as physical or verbal bullying because it seldom carries over into real-life interactions.

Think of an institution you participate in,such as work,an internship,school,or a volunteer organization.Use the symbolic interactionist approach to analyze the social interactions you witness there.Include some discussion of spoken words,gestures,body language,or other symbols and cues.

Which of the following is NOT considered part of adolescent subculture?

Discuss the relationship between behaviorism and social learning theory.Evaluate its strengths and weaknesses.

Explain what sociologists can learn from conversation analysis.Provide an example of a research study that uses conversation analysis.

Sociologists would argue that children may have a difficult time adjusting when their divorced parent remarries because they are unfamiliar with the norms,values,and behavior of the new stepparent.

Lessons taught through teachers' differing expectations based on the social backgrounds of students are referred to as ______.

We are constantly forming ideas about how others perceive and judge us.The resulting self-image is known as ______.

Evaluate the strengths and weakness of two theories of socialization and social interaction.

Which of the following behaviors is most likely the result of family socialization?

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.

Which of the following examples illustrates a conversational breakdown?

"All the world is a stage." Which sociological approach to studying social interaction does this quote most closely relate to?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of mass media as an agent of socialization?

Discuss the role that language development plays in socialization.Illustrate it with examples of people who experienced little socialization from the text.

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.

Which of the following is not included in Freud's explanation of the human mind?

The body of commonsense knowledge and procedures by which ordinary members of a society make sense of their social circumstances and interactions is referred to as ______.

Culture and Mass Media

Groups,Organizations,and Bureaucracies

Deviance and Social Control

Social Class and Inequality in the United States

Global Inequality and Poverty

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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Exam 2: Socialization and Social Interaction

Which of the following is characteristic of organized sports as an agent of socialization?

Which of the following would NOT be considered an example of social learning?

Cyberbullying is not considered as serious as physical or verbal bullying because it seldom carries over into real-life interactions.

Think of an institution you participate in,such as work,an internship,school,or a volunteer organization.Use the symbolic interactionist approach to analyze the social interactions you witness there.Include some discussion of spoken words,gestures,body language,or other symbols and cues.

Which of the following is NOT considered part of adolescent subculture?

Discuss the relationship between behaviorism and social learning theory.Evaluate its strengths and weaknesses.

Explain what sociologists can learn from conversation analysis.Provide an example of a research study that uses conversation analysis.

Sociologists would argue that children may have a difficult time adjusting when their divorced parent remarries because they are unfamiliar with the norms,values,and behavior of the new stepparent.

Lessons taught through teachers' differing expectations based on the social backgrounds of students are referred to as ______.

We are constantly forming ideas about how others perceive and judge us.The resulting self-image is known as ______.

Evaluate the strengths and weakness of two theories of socialization and social interaction.

Which of the following behaviors is most likely the result of family socialization?

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.

Which of the following examples illustrates a conversational breakdown?

"All the world is a stage." Which sociological approach to studying social interaction does this quote most closely relate to?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of mass media as an agent of socialization?

Discuss the role that language development plays in socialization.Illustrate it with examples of people who experienced little socialization from the text.

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.

Which of the following is not included in Freud's explanation of the human mind?

The body of commonsense knowledge and procedures by which ordinary members of a society make sense of their social circumstances and interactions is referred to as ______.

Culture and Mass Media

Groups,Organizations,and Bureaucracies

Deviance and Social Control

Social Class and Inequality in the United States

Global Inequality and Poverty

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

Understanding Sociology: Concepts, Theories, and Perspectives

Understanding Sociological Research: Methods, Variables, and Theories

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