Exam 4: Socialization

According to George Herbert Mead,what is the source of people's awareness of themselves as social beings?

According to the research on gender differences in the development of the sense of self,the moral development of boys and girls does not reflect biological or cognitive differences tied to sex.What does it reflect?

Define and illustrate a social role.

Students may believe that they are solely evaluated on the basis of test scores.However,the textbook suggests that it is not just performance,but other criteria determine success or failure in school and in the work world.What are these other criteria?

What do sociologists call conscious preparation for roles that a person would like to fill at some point in the future?

You are at a party where people are consuming drugs that your parents told you were dangerous.You imagine what your mother would tell you if she learned about your circumstance.In this situation,which of the following is your social environment?

Which of the following is synonymous with the concept "role taking"?

The influence of the family as an agent of socialization has declined in recent years.

What does the hidden curriculum refer to?

Which of the following is a stage in an initiation rite?

For George Herbert Mead,the "me" is the subjective side of the self and the "I" is the objective side,learned in the course of social interaction.

Which of the following Canadians is most likely to watch 15 hours or more of television each week?

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

Joshua is a nine-year-old boy who is already highly skilled at soccer and sought after as a teammate.According to Mead,what is his success dependent upon?

What is "taking the role of the other?"

Illustrate how cultural differences can result in cognitive differences.

When people enter military boot camp,they are expected to radically change themselves physically,mentally,and emotionally.What kind of socialization is this an example of?

Define and contrast the terms significant other and generalized other.

Compare a functionalist view of socialization with a conflict theory view.

Research reviewed in the textbook shows how teachers were able to influence the outcome on tests by telling randomly assigned students that they were going to do well on those tests.What does this example illustrate?