Question 1

friendship groups of similar age and social background are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  age grades 
B)  socializing groups 
C)  peer groups 
D)  peer grades 
E)  social grades 
A)  age grades 
B)  socializing groups 
C)  peer groups 
D)  peer grades 
E)  social grades

Question 2

Gerbner et al.(1986)found the highest number of violent acts per television episode in:

Accepted Answer

A)  cop shows 
B)  science fiction 
C)  talk shows 
D)  comedies 
E)  cartoons 
A)  cop shows 
B)  science fiction 
C)  talk shows 
D)  comedies 
E)  cartoons

Question 3

In the Jay Belsky et al.(2007)research on child development comparing children cared for by relatives,nonrelatives,and in child-care centers,the authors found all of the following EXCEPT that:

Accepted Answer

A)  children in child care centers had more behavioral problems in elementary school 
B)  children in high-quality day care settings had higher vocabulary scores than other children 
C)  the quality of parenting made more difference than who cared for the children 
D)  child care centers cause behavioral problems 
E)  only small differences in behavioral problems according to type of caretaker arrangement exist 
A)  children in child care centers had more behavioral problems in elementary school 
B)  children in high-quality day care settings had higher vocabulary scores than other children 
C)  the quality of parenting made more difference than who cared for the children 
D)  child care centers cause behavioral problems 
E)  only small differences in behavioral problems according to type of caretaker arrangement exist

Question 4

Social reproduction is made possible by socialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

By observing school-age children in their classrooms and on the playground,Professor Barrie Thorne (1993)found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  most of what goes on in school is gender neutral 
B)  teachers' attitudes toward their jobs affected boys but not girls 
C)  boys determined norms in the classroom, whereas girls set the norms on the playground 
D)  the school cafeteria was a social context governed by the most demanding students 
E)  popular girls set the standards of behavior 
A)  most of what goes on in school is gender neutral 
B)  teachers' attitudes toward their jobs affected boys but not girls 
C)  boys determined norms in the classroom, whereas girls set the norms on the playground 
D)  the school cafeteria was a social context governed by the most demanding students 
E)  popular girls set the standards of behavior

Question 6

In traditional societies,old people often lacked authority within the family and community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following stages in the life course is NOT a relatively new development?

Accepted Answer

A)  childhood 
B)  teenhood 
C)  adolescence 
D)  young adulthood 
E)  old age 
A)  childhood 
B)  teenhood 
C)  adolescence 
D)  young adulthood 
E)  old age

Question 8

Certain stages in the life course have expanded,whereas others have contracted.Which of the following best characterizes this trend?

Accepted Answer

A)  Childhood is expanding in time as we increasingly become more child centered. 
B)  Adolescence and young adulthood are expanding as young people extend their education and postpone their movement into mature adulthood. 
C)  Mature adulthood is shrinking as the number of premature deaths cuts this stage short. 
D)  Old age is shrinking as more people remain active for a longer period. 
E)  Mature adulthood is expanding as people enter the full-time workforce at younger ages. 
A)  Childhood is expanding in time as we increasingly become more child centered. 
B)  Adolescence and young adulthood are expanding as young people extend their education and postpone their movement into mature adulthood. 
C)  Mature adulthood is shrinking as the number of premature deaths cuts this stage short. 
D)  Old age is shrinking as more people remain active for a longer period. 
E)  Mature adulthood is expanding as people enter the full-time workforce at younger ages.

Question 9

Which stage of the life course in modern society involves increased individual freedom and responsibility,which may produce a crisis for those who feel they have missed opportunities?

Accepted Answer

A)  childhood 
B)  adolescence 
C)  young adulthood 
D)  mature adulthood 
E)  old age 
A)  childhood 
B)  adolescence 
C)  young adulthood 
D)  mature adulthood 
E)  old age

Question 10

According to Deborah Carr,women are taking on a "new mid-life" in which they often:

Accepted Answer

A)  exit stale marriages and start businesses 
B)  feel conflict and retreat to familiar nurturing roles and behaviors 
C)  enter the workforce for the first time 
D)  intensify nurturing roles, such as "helicopter" parenting 
E)  have second families made possible by reproductive technology 
A)  exit stale marriages and start businesses 
B)  feel conflict and retreat to familiar nurturing roles and behaviors 
C)  enter the workforce for the first time 
D)  intensify nurturing roles, such as "helicopter" parenting 
E)  have second families made possible by reproductive technology

Question 11

According to Carol Gilligan's (1982)research on gender roles,what motivates women to be successful?

Accepted Answer

A)  sex and money 
B)  power and prestige 
C)  morality and money 
D)  helping others and building relationships 
E)  individual achievements and awards 
A)  sex and money 
B)  power and prestige 
C)  morality and money 
D)  helping others and building relationships 
E)  individual achievements and awards

Question 12

Social roles can be defined as social positions determined exclusively by position at birth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In George Herbert Mead's theory of socialization,when individuals see themselves as others see them,they have accomplished:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-consciousness 
B)  other-consciousness 
C)  ego-consciousness 
D)  sensorimotor consciousness 
E)  mirror consciousness 
A)  self-consciousness 
B)  other-consciousness 
C)  ego-consciousness 
D)  sensorimotor consciousness 
E)  mirror consciousness

Question 14

Which of the following best describes adults who NEVER reach the formal operational stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  They become highly empathetic. 
B)  They are often overly educated. 
C)  They continue to "play" with ideas. 
D)  They cannot deal with hypothetical ideas. 
E)  They are unable to think in concrete terms. 
A)  They become highly empathetic. 
B)  They are often overly educated. 
C)  They continue to "play" with ideas. 
D)  They cannot deal with hypothetical ideas. 
E)  They are unable to think in concrete terms.

Question 15

Carol Gilligan's (1982)research on gender roles further develops the ideas of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund freud 
B)  George Herbert Mead 
C)  Jean Piaget 
D)  Jason Smythe 
E)  Nancy Chodorow 
A)  Sigmund freud 
B)  George Herbert Mead 
C)  Jean Piaget 
D)  Jason Smythe 
E)  Nancy Chodorow

Question 16

The family is the main socializing agency in all cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

One can generalize from Barrie Thorne's (1993)research that culture shapes actions and values and children

Accepted Answer

A)  are more malleable than adults 
B)  rigidly enact the behaviors of adults 
C)  are also creative actors in their own socialization 
D)  are ultimately unable to resist or alter socialization 
E)  influence their peers more than being influenced by them 
A)  are more malleable than adults 
B)  rigidly enact the behaviors of adults 
C)  are also creative actors in their own socialization 
D)  are ultimately unable to resist or alter socialization 
E)  influence their peers more than being influenced by them

Question 18

According to George Herbert Mead,the socialization process occurs in three stages: the I stage,the me stage,and the:

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic stage 
B)  interactionist stage 
C)  self-consciousness stage 
D)  imitative stage 
E)  generalized other stage 
A)  symbolic stage 
B)  interactionist stage 
C)  self-consciousness stage 
D)  imitative stage 
E)  generalized other stage

Question 19

What is one of the ways in which industrialization has contributed to changes in the socialization required for work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Technology has made work socialization unnecessary. 
B)  The separation of work and home requires workers to adapt to a variety of situations. 
C)  for the first time in history, people have to learn to cooperate with others at work. 
D)  Working at home becomes a major part of social life for the first time. 
E)  Work is no longer considered as significant a component of one's life as leisure. 
A)  Technology has made work socialization unnecessary. 
B)  The separation of work and home requires workers to adapt to a variety of situations. 
C)  for the first time in history, people have to learn to cooperate with others at work. 
D)  Working at home becomes a major part of social life for the first time. 
E)  Work is no longer considered as significant a component of one's life as leisure.

Question 20

Which is NOT one of the four major objections to Sigmund freud's theory that is mentioned in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender learning begins in infancy. 
B)  In some cultures, mothers are the primary disciplinarians. 
C)  Boys repress erotic feelings for their mothers. 
D)  female genitalia are not inferior to male genitalia. 
E)  Subtle factors other than genital awareness affect gender identity. 
A)  Gender learning begins in infancy. 
B)  In some cultures, mothers are the primary disciplinarians. 
C)  Boys repress erotic feelings for their mothers. 
D)  female genitalia are not inferior to male genitalia. 
E)  Subtle factors other than genital awareness affect gender identity.

friendship groups of similar age and social background are known as:

Gerbner et al.(1986)found the highest number of violent acts per television episode in:

In the Jay Belsky et al.(2007)research on child development comparing children cared for by relatives,nonrelatives,and in child-care centers,the authors found all of the following EXCEPT that:

Social reproduction is made possible by socialization.

By observing school-age children in their classrooms and on the playground,Professor Barrie Thorne (1993)found that:

In traditional societies,old people often lacked authority within the family and community.

Which of the following stages in the life course is NOT a relatively new development?

Certain stages in the life course have expanded,whereas others have contracted.Which of the following best characterizes this trend?

Which stage of the life course in modern society involves increased individual freedom and responsibility,which may produce a crisis for those who feel they have missed opportunities?

According to Deborah Carr,women are taking on a "new mid-life" in which they often:

According to Carol Gilligan's (1982)research on gender roles,what motivates women to be successful?

Social roles can be defined as social positions determined exclusively by position at birth.

In George Herbert Mead's theory of socialization,when individuals see themselves as others see them,they have accomplished:

Which of the following best describes adults who NEVER reach the formal operational stage?

Carol Gilligan's (1982)research on gender roles further develops the ideas of:

The family is the main socializing agency in all cultures.

One can generalize from Barrie Thorne's (1993)research that culture shapes actions and values and children

According to George Herbert Mead,the socialization process occurs in three stages: the I stage,the me stage,and the:

What is one of the ways in which industrialization has contributed to changes in the socialization required for work?

Which is NOT one of the four major objections to Sigmund freud's theory that is mentioned in the text?

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friendship groups of similar age and social background are known as:

Gerbner et al.(1986)found the highest number of violent acts per television episode in:

In the Jay Belsky et al.(2007)research on child development comparing children cared for by relatives,nonrelatives,and in child-care centers,the authors found all of the following EXCEPT that:

Social reproduction is made possible by socialization.

By observing school-age children in their classrooms and on the playground,Professor Barrie Thorne (1993)found that:

In traditional societies,old people often lacked authority within the family and community.

Which of the following stages in the life course is NOT a relatively new development?

Certain stages in the life course have expanded,whereas others have contracted.Which of the following best characterizes this trend?

Which stage of the life course in modern society involves increased individual freedom and responsibility,which may produce a crisis for those who feel they have missed opportunities?

According to Deborah Carr,women are taking on a "new mid-life" in which they often:

According to Carol Gilligan's (1982)research on gender roles,what motivates women to be successful?

Social roles can be defined as social positions determined exclusively by position at birth.

In George Herbert Mead's theory of socialization,when individuals see themselves as others see them,they have accomplished:

Which of the following best describes adults who NEVER reach the formal operational stage?

Carol Gilligan's (1982)research on gender roles further develops the ideas of:

The family is the main socializing agency in all cultures.

One can generalize from Barrie Thorne's (1993)research that culture shapes actions and values and children

According to George Herbert Mead,the socialization process occurs in three stages: the I stage,the me stage,and the:

What is one of the ways in which industrialization has contributed to changes in the socialization required for work?

Which is NOT one of the four major objections to Sigmund freud's theory that is mentioned in the text?

What Is Sociology?

Asking And Answering Sociological Questions

Culture And Society

Social Interaction And Everyday Life In The Age Of The Internet

Groups, networks, and Organizations

Conformity, deviance, and Crime

Stratification, class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity And Race

Aging

Government, political Power, and Social Movements

Work And Economic Life

Families and Intimate Relations

Education

Religion In Modern Society

The Sociology Of The Body: Health,illness,and Sexuality

Urbanization, population, and The Environment

Globalization In A Changing World

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