Exam 4: Socialization: Becoming Human and Humane

Name and briefly discuss the main result or "product" of the socialization process.

Formal agents of socialization usually have official or legal responsibility for instructing individuals.

What is the looking-glass self? Describe a time when you personally encountered the looking-glass self and how it changed your behavior.

Explain Mead's three stages in the development of the self. Imagine you work at an elementary school. How would you know which stage a child is in? Provide examples of actual behaviors the children might engage in during each stage to support your explanations.

The lifelong process of learning to become a member of the social world is called:

Generally speaking, the more intelligent the species, the shorter the period of gestation and dependence on others.

According to some studies, birth order is a better predictor of social attitudes than race, class, or gender.

The statement "Those who have power use socialization to manipulate others into supporting the power structure and interests of the elite" is most closely related to:

Willy was unsure whether he should ask his friend Susan to help him host a party. He decided, "Susan loves throwing parties, so she would probably like helping me out with this one." Willy is:

What is the core self? Why would the Iowa School argue that people have a vested interest in making sure that those organizations that are important to the core self persist?

The looking-glass self refers primarily to an individual's feelings of self-worth.

Between the ages of 8 and 18, children in the United States spend an average of more than 8 hours a day being exposed to media.

Imagining oneself from the point of view of the other is called:

The Me attempts to ignore the needs of the I.

Social class has an impact on socialization.

Widowhood and prison rehabilitation programs are both sources of resocialization.

Carol is examining women who work for a major corporation. She hypothesizes that the women will have difficulty meeting the expectations of the corporation while still trying to live up to what is expected of them as wives and mothers. Which theoretical perspective is she most likely using?

People who are very important to us and who we have sustained interactions with are known as:

Bob told his boss that he deserves a 40% raise because he helped the company get a big contract. When he finished speaking, Bob observed his boss frowning. Bob then said, "Even a 10% raise would be fine!" Bob offered to take a lower raise because he used:

When trying to explain the assertion that women want to get married more than men do, Ed responded: "It is because women have an instinct to ensure that they have a male partner to provide for their children, therefore ensuring that their kids will be able to survive to adulthood and have children of their own." Ed is most likely a: