Exam 4: Socialization and the Life Course

Nancy Chodorow's theory can be problematic when one is examining gender socialization in:

The belief that individuals adopt the social roles in which they are placed ignores the idea that:

What exactly do black parents teach their children about race, race stratification, and race relations? What lessons did black adolescents and college students find to be the most useful? Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

When did the idea of the teenager come into existence?

According to Cooley's theory, the reactions we elicit in social situations create a mirror in which we see ourselves. This mirror is called the:

Lenore Weitzman and her colleagues examined preschool children's books in the 1970s. They found that these children's books portrayed:

Alma is in later childhood, and her peers, the media, and other social institutions are important socializing forces. She is experiencing:

Young Hee is communicating specific verbal and nonverbal messages to her children regarding the meaning and significance of race, racial stratification, intergroup relations, and personal identity. She is engaging in:

Referring to the studies conducted by Albert Bandura, which experimental condition was the most powerful with respect to influencing children to act aggressively?

The process of self-development through which we establish a unique sense of who we are as a person and our relationship to the rest of the world is known as:

What percent of American teens go online at least once a day?

In the experiment by Will et al. (1976), five mothers reacted to an infant differently depending on whether:

Erving wants to minimize the number of violent acts that his daughter watches. Which type of television program should he avoid since it has the most violent acts per episode?

What is an example of the hidden curriculum?

Jean Piaget's theory of child development focuses on the:

Compare and contrast Sigmund Freud's and Nancy Chodorow's theories of gender identity. What criticisms can be made of each? Your answer should be four to five paragraphs in length.

What is a criticism that can be made of Freud's view on gender identity development?

Race socialization as examined by Brown et al. (2006) was focused on black parents and their children, but an important conclusion of their work suggests that white parents and children must be socialized in order to:

One criticism of Cooley's theory of the looking-glass self is:

Sociologist Frank Furstenberg points out that young adulthood facilitates a stage in personal and sexual development in modern societies, with five tasks considered crucial to transitioning to adulthood-leaving home, finishing school, marriage, children, and financial independence. Which of the following statements concerning Furstenberg's observations is true?