Exam 3: Socialization

Video games have begun to portray women in changing gender roles, such as Lara Croft, the adventure-seeking archaeologist, and Xena, Warrior Princess. This change in roles may also serve as ________.

What term applies to the stages that people pass through from birth to death, beginning with "childhood" and concluding with "the older years"?

The term "total institution" refers to a place in which people are cut off from the rest of society and where they come under almost total control of the officials who are in charge.

How does the mass media influence gender roles in contemporary American society?

Fred has just joined a fraternity. As part of his initiation, he has been forced to cook for the fraternity brothers, clean the frat house, and address the fraternity members as "sir." This is an example of what Harold Garfinkel termed ________.

The research of Melissa Milkie demonstrated that there is little difference today in how boys and girls interpret the cultural expectations of gender.

A mental rehearsal for some future activity, or the attempt to learn to play a role before entering it, is called ________.

According to Piaget, when children are capable of abstract thinking, they have reached the level of development called the ________.

In Mead's theory of development, what is the difference between the "I" and the "me"?

The research of sociologist Melvin Kohn and others demonstrates that the differences in the supervision of children are a matter of the race and ethnicity of the parents more than any other factor.

Bob's football coach is a very important influence in his life. Many of Bob's actions are attempts to win the approval of his coach. Mead would suggest that the coach is one of Bob's ________.

Mead's theory of personal development is based on the image that we present to those around us, the reactions of these people, and way that we interpret these reactions.

Sociologists usually embrace Freudian theory on personality development because of its universal acceptance among the social sciences.

Frank is the son of a middle-class family. He took the family car without permission last night, returning home at 3 AM with the smell of alcohol on his breath. It is most likely, based on the research of Kohn, that the next day Frank's parents will ________.

Identical twins share exactly the same genetic heredity.

The symbolic interactionist who taught at the University of Chicago and stressed that play was crucial to the development of the concept of self was ________.

Our image of how others see us is called the ________.

Frankie and Johnnie are both above-average students, but they feel that they learn much more about life, success, and relationships with others from other students outside of the classroom. In this sense, Frankie and Johnnie are relying on the ________ for their education.

A young woman is contemplating a particular behavior, in this case, dropping out of college. She is also considering an awareness of the self in relationship to others to avoid feelings of shame and embarrassment. This is referred to as her ________.

What term would Mead use to refer to the norms, values, attitudes, and expectations of the public?