Question 1

The textbook used which of the following examples to illustrate the importance of nurture?

Accepted Answer

A)  a family history of alcoholism 
B)  a family history of physical abuse 
C)  birth defects 
D)  personality disorders 
E)  celebrity status 
A)  a family history of alcoholism 
B)  a family history of physical abuse 
C)  birth defects 
D)  personality disorders 
E)  celebrity status

Question 2

Describe how you were resocialized when you began college.

Accepted Answer

When I began college, I was resocialized

Question 3

Which theorist is associated with the "looking-glass self?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Horton Cooley 
B)  Emile Durkheim 
C)  David Deschanel 
D)  Max Weber 
E)  Jane Addams 
A)  Charles Horton Cooley 
B)  Emile Durkheim 
C)  David Deschanel 
D)  Max Weber 
E)  Jane Addams

Question 4

Goffman used which metaphor to explain social life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Life is like a classroom. 
B)  Life is like a circus. 
C)  Life is like a mirror. 
D)  Life is like a theater. 
E)  Life is like a box of chocolates. 
A)  Life is like a classroom. 
B)  Life is like a circus. 
C)  Life is like a mirror. 
D)  Life is like a theater. 
E)  Life is like a box of chocolates.

Question 5

According to George Herbert Mead,in the play stage children learn how to perform a role they don't yet occupy.Mead referred to this process as

Accepted Answer

A)  a developing self. 
B)  anticipatory socialization. 
C)  role taking. 
D)  the generalized other. 
E)  gender identification. 
A)  a developing self. 
B)  anticipatory socialization. 
C)  role taking. 
D)  the generalized other. 
E)  gender identification.

Question 6

Generalized others are people who don't have close ties to a child but influence the child's internalization of society's norms and values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Not all peer influence is positive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In which of Mead's stages do children understand and take the role of the generalized other?

Accepted Answer

A)  perception stage 
B)  preparatory stage 
C)  response stage 
D)  play stage 
E)  game stage 
A)  perception stage 
B)  preparatory stage 
C)  response stage 
D)  play stage 
E)  game stage

Question 9

Which of the following is not a primary agent of socialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  parents 
B)  peers 
C)  teachers 
D)  media 
E)  sports 
A)  parents 
B)  peers 
C)  teachers 
D)  media 
E)  sports

Question 10

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the functionalist approach to understanding socialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Functionalism suggests that socialization encourages conformity. 
B)  Functionalism does not address how socialization works. 
C)  Functionalism treats socialization as a one-way process - people are influenced by socialization, but do not influence socialization themselves. 
D)  Functionalism suggests that conflict helps socialization develop. 
E)  Functionalism suggests that socialization encourages stability. 
A)  Functionalism suggests that socialization encourages conformity. 
B)  Functionalism does not address how socialization works. 
C)  Functionalism treats socialization as a one-way process - people are influenced by socialization, but do not influence socialization themselves. 
D)  Functionalism suggests that conflict helps socialization develop. 
E)  Functionalism suggests that socialization encourages stability.

Question 11

Is anticipatory socialization important or not in most people's passage to adulthood? Explain your answer,including some of your own experiences.

Accepted Answer

Anticipatory socialization is definitely

Question 12

Genetically informed sociologists maintain that

Accepted Answer

A)  research that combines genetics and socialization can enhance our understanding of how the environment affects genetic predisposition. 
B)  genetic research can easily be combined with social research to produce significant findings. 
C)  the only way to fully understand human nature is to understand genetics. 
D)  DNA testing can allow scientists to identify a "crime gene" which predisposes individuals to commit crimes. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  research that combines genetics and socialization can enhance our understanding of how the environment affects genetic predisposition. 
B)  genetic research can easily be combined with social research to produce significant findings. 
C)  the only way to fully understand human nature is to understand genetics. 
D)  DNA testing can allow scientists to identify a "crime gene" which predisposes individuals to commit crimes. 
E)  all of the above

Question 13

Lauren learned from her parents and religious leaders that sex before marriage is wrong.Lauren participated in abstinence-only programs and made a sexual abstinence pledge.Lauren serves on her church's planning organization to promote abstinence-only education and speaks with other youth on the topic.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  religious fundamentalism. 
B)  assimilation. 
C)  socialization. 
D)  conversion. 
E)  succumbing. 
A)  religious fundamentalism. 
B)  assimilation. 
C)  socialization. 
D)  conversion. 
E)  succumbing.

Question 14

Biologists focus on the role of _____ in human development.Sociologists focus on the role of _____ in human development.

Accepted Answer

A)  internalization; socialization 
B)  institutionalization; internalization 
C)  internalization; institutionalization 
D)  socialization; heredity 
E)  heredity; socialization 
A)  internalization; socialization 
B)  institutionalization; internalization 
C)  internalization; institutionalization 
D)  socialization; heredity 
E)  heredity; socialization

Question 15

To illustrate the point that nature is more important than nurture,some scientists point to which of the following examples?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genie, a girl raised in isolation. 
B)  Harlow, a monkey raised in a cage. 
C)  David, a boy raised as a girl. 
D)  Tanya, a girl raised as a boy. 
E)  Steven, a boy raised in isolation. 
A)  Genie, a girl raised in isolation. 
B)  Harlow, a monkey raised in a cage. 
C)  David, a boy raised as a girl. 
D)  Tanya, a girl raised as a boy. 
E)  Steven, a boy raised in isolation.

Question 16

Carol is 4 years old.She tends to emulate the words and behaviors of her ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  significant roles. 
B)  significant others. 
C)  a reference group. 
D)  generalized others. 
E)  anticipatory others. 
A)  significant roles. 
B)  significant others. 
C)  a reference group. 
D)  generalized others. 
E)  anticipatory others.

Question 17

When her father gets mad at her mother,Ellen's father yells at her mother.Now,when Ellen gets mad,she yells.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  modeling 
B)  indirect learning 
C)  primary socialization 
D)  secondary socialization 
E)  resocialization 
A)  modeling 
B)  indirect learning 
C)  primary socialization 
D)  secondary socialization 
E)  resocialization

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nature is more important than nurture. 
B)  Nurture is more important than nature. 
C)  Nature and nurture are important because they are interrelated. 
D)  Sometimes nature is more important than nurture and sometimes nurture is more important than nurture. 
E)  There are no data that examine the relationship between nature and nurture. 
A)  Nature is more important than nurture. 
B)  Nurture is more important than nature. 
C)  Nature and nurture are important because they are interrelated. 
D)  Sometimes nature is more important than nurture and sometimes nurture is more important than nurture. 
E)  There are no data that examine the relationship between nature and nurture.

Question 19

_____ is the process of unlearning old ways of doing things and adopting new norms,values,attitudes,and behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A)  The self-fulfilling prophecy 
B)  Resocialization 
C)  Socialization 
D)  The "looking-glass self" 
E)  Anticipatory socialization 
A)  The self-fulfilling prophecy 
B)  Resocialization 
C)  Socialization 
D)  The "looking-glass self" 
E)  Anticipatory socialization

Question 20

Which of the following theories would agree with this statement: "Humans behave in certain ways,dependent upon past rewards and punishments."

Accepted Answer

A)  Functionalist 
B)  Social learning 
C)  Symbolic interactionist 
D)  Conflict 
E)  Feminist 
A)  Functionalist 
B)  Social learning 
C)  Symbolic interactionist 
D)  Conflict 
E)  Feminist

The textbook used which of the following examples to illustrate the importance of nurture?

Describe how you were resocialized when you began college.

Which theorist is associated with the "looking-glass self?"

Goffman used which metaphor to explain social life?

According to George Herbert Mead,in the play stage children learn how to perform a role they don't yet occupy.Mead referred to this process as

Generalized others are people who don't have close ties to a child but influence the child's internalization of society's norms and values.

Not all peer influence is positive.

In which of Mead's stages do children understand and take the role of the generalized other?

Which of the following is not a primary agent of socialization?

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the functionalist approach to understanding socialization?

Is anticipatory socialization important or not in most people's passage to adulthood? Explain your answer,including some of your own experiences.

Genetically informed sociologists maintain that

Biologists focus on the role of _ in human development.Sociologists focus on the role of _ in human development.

To illustrate the point that nature is more important than nurture,some scientists point to which of the following examples?

Carol is 4 years old.She tends to emulate the words and behaviors of her ________.

When her father gets mad at her mother,Ellen's father yells at her mother.Now,when Ellen gets mad,she yells.This is an example of

Which of the following statements is true?

_____ is the process of unlearning old ways of doing things and adopting new norms,values,attitudes,and behaviors.

Which of the following theories would agree with this statement: "Humans behave in certain ways,dependent upon past rewards and punishments."

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Exam 4: Socialization

The textbook used which of the following examples to illustrate the importance of nurture?

Describe how you were resocialized when you began college.

Which theorist is associated with the "looking-glass self?"

Goffman used which metaphor to explain social life?

According to George Herbert Mead,in the play stage children learn how to perform a role they don't yet occupy.Mead referred to this process as

Generalized others are people who don't have close ties to a child but influence the child's internalization of society's norms and values.

Not all peer influence is positive.

In which of Mead's stages do children understand and take the role of the generalized other?

Which of the following is not a primary agent of socialization?

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the functionalist approach to understanding socialization?

Is anticipatory socialization important or not in most people's passage to adulthood? Explain your answer,including some of your own experiences.

Genetically informed sociologists maintain that

Biologists focus on the role of _____ in human development.Sociologists focus on the role of _____ in human development.

To illustrate the point that nature is more important than nurture,some scientists point to which of the following examples?

Carol is 4 years old.She tends to emulate the words and behaviors of her ________.

When her father gets mad at her mother,Ellen's father yells at her mother.Now,when Ellen gets mad,she yells.This is an example of

Which of the following statements is true?

_____ is the process of unlearning old ways of doing things and adopting new norms,values,attitudes,and behaviors.

Which of the following theories would agree with this statement: "Humans behave in certain ways,dependent upon past rewards and punishments."

Thinking Like A Sociologist

Examining Our Social World

Culture

Social Interaction And Social Structure

Social Groups, Organizations, And Social Institutions

Deviance, Crime, And The Criminal Justice System

Social Stratification

Gender And Sexuality

Race And Ethnicity

Government And Politics

Families And Aging

Education & Religion

Health And Medicine

Population, Urbanization, And The Environment

Social Change: Collective Behavior, Social Movements, And Technology

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Biologists focus on the role of _ in human development.Sociologists focus on the role of _ in human development.