Exam 4: Socialization

Discuss problems associated with social isolation and maltreatment.

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 what sociologists refer to as expectant socialization.

According to sociologist George Herbert Mead,significant others are those persons whose care,affection,and approval are especially desired and who are most important in the development of the self.

Distinguish between sociological and sociobiological perspectives on the development of human behavior.

Four components make up our self-concept.The physical self is best reflected in which of the following?

Children who are capable of understanding that placing their hand on a hot stove will hurt,without actually placing their hand on the stove,would be an example of Piaget's______________stage of cognitive development.

Psychologists Harry and Margaret Harlow observed that infant rhesus monkeys,having been deprived of social contact with other monkeys during their first six months of life,never learned how to relate to other monkeys or to become well-adjusted adult monkeys.

______________ is the aspect of socialization that contains specific messages and practices concerning the nature of being female or male in a specific group or society.

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

Outline the stages of cognitive development as set forth by Jean Piaget.

Which of the following is NOT a step in the looking-glass self process?

George Herbert Mead's concept of the______________refers to the child's awareness of the demands and expectations of the society as a whole or of the child's subculture.

A young woman decides that she wants to become a professional basketball player.She joins her school basketball team,reads articles about the best basketball players,and attends basketball camps.This is an example of:

The______________functions as a socializing agent in several ways: (1)they inform us about events; (2)they introduce us to a wide variety of people; (3)they provide an array of viewpoints on current issues; (4)they make us aware of products and services;and (5)they entertain us by providing the opportunity to live vicariously (through other people's experiences).

______________ is the process of learning a new and different set of attitudes,values,and behaviors from those in one's background and previous experience.It may be voluntary or involuntary.

Laura would really like to have a second piece of chocolate cake for dessert.After thinking about it,Laura eats the second piece of cake even though she knows this is what she wants and not what she needs.According to psychologist Sigmund Freud's theory of personality,which level of the personality is in control?

Theorists using a______________perspective emphasize that families serve important duties in society because they are the primary source for the procreation and socialization of children.

Sociologists Charles Horton Cooley and George H.Mead can best be classified as:

In the case of "Genie," extensive therapy was used in an attempt to socialize her and develop her language abilities.These efforts were highly successful and,at about age eighteen,she was able to live independently.

According to Jean Piaget,in the______________stage (age two to seven),children are limited in their ability to use logic to solve problems or to realize that physical objects may change in shape or appearance but still retain their physical properties.