Exam 4: Socialization: Becoming Human and Humane

How are children influenced by the various types of mass media? Give two examples of electronic media and discuss how each type can impact children.

Studies of isolated children provide evidence that just meeting the basic necessities of children is not enough to help them develop normally.

How does social class influence the way a child is socialized? Why might it be beneficial for children to be socialized according to their family's social class? Why might it be harmful?

Most sociologists believe that sociobiology and evolutionary psychology thoroughly answer the nurture-versus-nature dilemma.

Mead discussed the concept of the I and the Me as the two parts of the self. Explain each of the two parts. How are the two related? Further, imagine that as you are driving home from the exam today, a car cuts you off and you very nearly get into a car accident. How would your I react toward the other driver? Why? How would your Me react toward the other driver? Why?

As a child develops, the primary agent of socialization changes from the family to the child's:

The basic building block of socialization through which a child becomes shaped into a human being, learns its culture, and becomes a member of a society is:

Agents of socialization are the mechanisms by which the self learns the values, beliefs, and behaviors of the culture.

According to the Iowa School, the reason some very religious people are fighting so hard to prevent same-sex marriage from becoming legal is:

At the micro level, most parents teach children proper behaviors.

Resocialization involves learning one's roles in more depth.

Socialization is not always necessary for human beings.

Which of the following is a micro-level socialization activity?

Rewards for desirable behavior are a form of sanctions.

Jane recently became embarrassed for using a four-letter word in front of a group of Catholic nuns. Mead would argue that her embarrassment illustrates the internalization of:

Perry Hotter, a fictional literary character, was raised by coldhearted relatives, isolated underneath a staircase. After admission into a prestigious private school, he grew to have many friends and excel in his studies. According to your knowledge of socialization, would a real child raised in Perry's condition grow to be a well-adjusted teenager with many friends? Why or why not? Provide three reasons or examples based on information from the text.

Social class is what type of agent of socialization?

The generalized other is composed only of those people that an individual knows personally.

The process of abandoning one or more social positions for others that are more suitable for a newly acquired status can best be described as:

Define a rite of passage. Describe the rites of passage for at least two different stages of life.