Deck 5: C: Socialization

Question 1

While many researchers have studied outward behavior,George Herbert Mead focused on symbolic meaning-specifically the meaning people attach to behavior.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The focus of Lawrence Kohlberg's research was:

A)cognition.
B)the importance of gender in socialization.
C)moral reasoning.
D)All of the above are correct.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Melvin Kohn demonstrated that parents of all social classes have much the same expectations of their children.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Mead placed the origin of the self in:

A)biological drives.
B)culture.
C)social experience.
D)the functioning of the brain.

Question 5

3)Thinking about how patterns of child-rearing vary by class,lower-class parents generally stress _____,while well-to-do parents typically stress _____.

A)independence;protecting children
B)independence;dependence
C)obedience;creativity
D)creativity;obedience

Question 6

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

A)increased over time.
B)been about the same over the last century.
C)decreased over time.
D)The mass media have never played a large

Question 7

Jean Piaget's focus was on:

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 8

In Mead's model,which sequence correctly orders stages of the developing self?

A)imitation,play,game,generalized other
B)imitation,generalized other,play,game
C)imitation,game,play,generalized other
D)imitation,generalized other,play,game

Question 9

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

Question 10

On average,a Canadian watches television for ______ hours per week.

A)2
B)21
C)58
D)over 100