Exam 4: Socialization

Each time we experience a change in status (such as becoming a college student or getting married),we learn a new set of rules,roles,and relationships.Even before we achieve a new status,we often participate in______________,which is the process by which knowledge and skills are learned for future roles.

According to Charles Horton Cooley,the______________refers to the way in which a person's sense of self is derived from the perceptions of others.

The research of sociologist William Corsaro suggests that the______________is the most significant public realm for children.

In the text,it is observed that throughout childhood and adolescence,boys and girls typically are assigned different household chores and given different privileges (such as how late they may stay out at night).This illustrates:

Peer groups function as social agents and provide all but which of the following?

Today,93 percent of teens report that they use the Internet.Boys are more likely to play video games and girls are more likely to engage into blogging.

According to some sociologists,much of what happens in school amounts to teaching a(n) in which children learn to follow rules and are taught to know their place.

______________ theorists assert that students have different experiences in the school system depending on their social class,their racial/ethnic background,the neighborhood in which they live,and their sex/gender.

Describe Charles Horton Cooley's looking­glass self.

Outline the stages of the life course and briefly explain the importance of each stage.

From a sociological perspective,discuss why you believe socialization is important to society.

In Lawrence Kohlberg's theory,during the______________level (age seven to ten),children's perceptions are based on punishment and obedience.

Compare and contrast the moral development theories of Lawrence Kohlberg and Carol Gilligan.

According to Sigmund Freud,the______________is the component of personality that includes all of the individual's basic biological drives and needs that demand immediate gratification.

Summarize Jean Piaget's views on cognitive development.

Describe the process of resocialization and explain why it often takes place in a total institution.

Which of the following agents of socialization teach specific knowledge and skills but also have a profound effect on children's self­image,beliefs,and values?

According to Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget,there are______________stages of childhood development.

Children and adults who are able to read and hear about places and ideas they have not experienced,yet still understand them,would be considered to be in Piaget's__________________________________________________________________________________________________cognitive stage.

Gender socialization is important in determining what we think the "preferred" sex of a child should be and in influencing our beliefs about acceptable behaviors for males and females.