Exam 4: Socialization

What is the flexible self and why has it become more common recently?

Define and give an example of social role.

What differentiates generations from age cohorts?

According to research cited in the textbook, in which of the following areas of their children's later lives do parents play a key role?

Sociological research shows that families have more influence on many important areas of life than do peer groups. Which of the following is one such area?

How is schoolyard bullying different from cyber-bullying?

Students may believe that they are evaluated solely on the basis of impersonal test scores. However, the textbook suggests that other criteria also influence success or failure in school and in the work world. What are these other criteria?

According to Freudian theory, which of the following BEST characterizes personal conscience?

In Stanley Kubrick's film A Clockwork Orange (1971), a violent criminal undergoes aversion therapy while incarcerated, being forced to watch violent acts such as the ones he had himself committed. In what type of place is he being held?

How can the great variation in character types, as an outcome of socialization, be explained?

Which type of theorist would view the primary goal of education as socializing students to be effective members of the workforce?

What do sociologists call the process by which people learn their culture and become aware of themselves as they interact with each other?

Rosenthal and Jacobson found that when teachers treated students as if they were special, they became high achievers. What is this process known as?

Until when does the process of socialization, which begins at birth, continue?

What did the Stanford mock prison experiment demonstrate about socialization?

Which of the following comprise your peer group?

According to Turkle, which of the following is an outcome of our continuous connectivity?

Most people attempt to develop skills that enable them to perform their gender roles in a culturally conventional way.

Arjun is a devoted environmentalist, concerned about his carbon footprint and volunteering for Greenpeace. He is confident that grassroots action can stop climate change. Which generation is he most likely to belong to?

After spending his childhood in a war-torn region of Africa, Jorge is walking down the street in a small British Columbia town when a car drives by and backfires. Jorge immediately throws himself on the ground and covers his head. Which sociological concept best explains Jorge's actions?