Question 1

In what ways have the media historically functioned as a socializing agent?

Accepted Answer

For many years,the media have functioned

Question 2

Brian has decided to study the relationship between genetics and shyness in social situations.Which of the following disciplines best fits Brian's approach to his research?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychiatry 
B)  sociobiology 
C)  social psychology 
D)  psychology 
A)  psychiatry 
B)  sociobiology 
C)  social psychology 
D)  psychology

Question 3

Which term refers to the buffer between childhood and adulthood in industrialized societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  anticipatory socialization 
B)  adolescence 
C)  rite of passage 
D)  occupational socialization 
A)  anticipatory socialization 
B)  adolescence 
C)  rite of passage 
D)  occupational socialization

Question 4

What term refers to a group of people who are linked by common interests,equal social position,and (usually)similar age?

Accepted Answer

A)  school class 
B)  social media bloggers 
C)  peer groups 
D)  proletariat 
A)  school class 
B)  social media bloggers 
C)  peer groups 
D)  proletariat

Question 5

According Carol Gilligan's research,what kind of criteria are men socialized to base their moral decisions on?

Accepted Answer

A)  justice 
B)  selfish concerns 
C)  compassion and care 
D)  making other people happy 
A)  justice 
B)  selfish concerns 
C)  compassion and care 
D)  making other people happy

Question 6

Children are able to engage in highly abstract thought and understand places,things,and events they have never seen during the operational stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Team sports are appropriate for individuals who have reached what stage of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  preparatory 
B)  play 
C)  generalized 
D)  game 
A)  preparatory 
B)  play 
C)  generalized 
D)  game

Question 8

What teachings are particular to middle class parents generally?

Accepted Answer

A)  Middle-class parents have typically focused on the importance of wealth,power,and privilege. 
B)  Middle-class parents have typically focused on academic achievement and the importance of hard work to achieve. 
C)  Middle-class parents have little time to help their children learn about things that will help them succeed in school and life. 
D)  Middle-class parents have typically focused on using the social welfare system to avoid entering the workforce. 
A)  Middle-class parents have typically focused on the importance of wealth,power,and privilege. 
B)  Middle-class parents have typically focused on academic achievement and the importance of hard work to achieve. 
C)  Middle-class parents have little time to help their children learn about things that will help them succeed in school and life. 
D)  Middle-class parents have typically focused on using the social welfare system to avoid entering the workforce.

Question 9

The basic assumption in Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic approach is that human behaviour and personality originate from unconscious forces within individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the term for the lifelong process of social interaction through which individuals acquire a self-identity and the physical,mental,and social skills needed for survival in society?

Accepted Answer

A)  acculturation 
B)  socialization 
C)  acceptance 
D)  self-representation 
A)  acculturation 
B)  socialization 
C)  acceptance 
D)  self-representation

Question 11

What differentiates an individual who has reached the postconventional level of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A)  their concern with meeting needs 
B)  their concern for rights and moral conduct 
C)  their concern with rules and punishment 
D)  their concern with approval from others 
A)  their concern with meeting needs 
B)  their concern for rights and moral conduct 
C)  their concern with rules and punishment 
D)  their concern with approval from others

Question 12

Key symbolic interactionists are Charles Horton Cooley,George Herbert Mead,and William A.Corsaro

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What are the stages of late adulthood?

Accepted Answer

Late adulthood may be divided

Question 14

Zita's parents are academics.All their family friends are academics.Zita has always known it was assumed she would go to university.What term captures Zita's awareness of this expectation?

Accepted Answer

A)  the generalized other 
B)  the perceived other 
C)  the significant other 
D)  the symbolic other 
A)  the generalized other 
B)  the perceived other 
C)  the significant other 
D)  the symbolic other

Question 15

Children cannot engage in symbolic thought or use language during the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Many parents dress their baby boys in blue clothing and their baby girls in pink clothing.To what process are they contributing?

Accepted Answer

A)  gender socialization 
B)  sex role typing 
C)  resocialization 
D)  sex typing 
A)  gender socialization 
B)  sex role typing 
C)  resocialization 
D)  sex typing

Question 17

According to the text,what do sociobiologists study?

Accepted Answer

A)  the similarities between humans and animals 
B)  the role of genetics in shaping human behaviour 
C)  the differences between zoology and sociology 
D)  the importance of "nurture" in human development 
A)  the similarities between humans and animals 
B)  the role of genetics in shaping human behaviour 
C)  the differences between zoology and sociology 
D)  the importance of "nurture" in human development

Question 18

Most sociologists agree that biological principles can be used to explain all human behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Catherine knows that when her mom hides the ball behind her back that the ball is still there.What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  the concrete operational stage 
B)  the ego 
C)  object permanence 
D)  the sensory other 
A)  the concrete operational stage 
B)  the ego 
C)  object permanence 
D)  the sensory other

Question 20

Which of the following is composed of large organizations that use print or electronic means,and many forms of Web-based and mobile technologies that we call "social media," to communicate with large numbers?

Accepted Answer

A)  popular media 
B)  social media networks 
C)  mass media 
D)  alternative media 
A)  popular media 
B)  social media networks 
C)  mass media 
D)  alternative media

Exam 4: Socialization

In what ways have the media historically functioned as a socializing agent?

Brian has decided to study the relationship between genetics and shyness in social situations.Which of the following disciplines best fits Brian's approach to his research?

Which term refers to the buffer between childhood and adulthood in industrialized societies?

What term refers to a group of people who are linked by common interests,equal social position,and (usually)similar age?

According Carol Gilligan's research,what kind of criteria are men socialized to base their moral decisions on?

Children are able to engage in highly abstract thought and understand places,things,and events they have never seen during the operational stage of development.

Team sports are appropriate for individuals who have reached what stage of development?

What teachings are particular to middle class parents generally?

The basic assumption in Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic approach is that human behaviour and personality originate from unconscious forces within individuals.

What is the term for the lifelong process of social interaction through which individuals acquire a self-identity and the physical,mental,and social skills needed for survival in society?

What differentiates an individual who has reached the postconventional level of moral development?

Key symbolic interactionists are Charles Horton Cooley,George Herbert Mead,and William A.Corsaro

What are the stages of late adulthood?

Zita's parents are academics.All their family friends are academics.Zita has always known it was assumed she would go to university.What term captures Zita's awareness of this expectation?

Children cannot engage in symbolic thought or use language during the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development.

Many parents dress their baby boys in blue clothing and their baby girls in pink clothing.To what process are they contributing?

According to the text,what do sociobiologists study?

Most sociologists agree that biological principles can be used to explain all human behaviour.

Catherine knows that when her mom hides the ball behind her back that the ball is still there.What is this an example of?

Which of the following is composed of large organizations that use print or electronic means,and many forms of Web-based and mobile technologies that we call "social media," to communicate with large numbers?

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