Exam 3: Socialization

Cooley is one of the first important Canadian sociologists.

According to Hersch, "society has left its children behind as the cost of progress in the workplace."

According to the text, students may believe that they are evaluated solely on their academic performance; however, other factors are involved. Which of the following criteria help to determine success in school and in the work world?

Discuss how the self-fulfilling prophecy might operate in an educational setting.

As illustrated by the "wild boy of Aveyron" in the textbook, what occurs without childhood socialization?

Meadowlark Forrest was known previously as Jane Smith. However, when she went to live with a group of highly spiritual people in the woods, she was asked to accept a new name, give all of her worldly possessions to the group, and have no contact with the outside world, including her family. What process has Meadowlark engaged in?

When people enter military boot camp they are expected to radically change themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally. This is an example of which of the following kinds of socialization?

Which of the following terms describes the individual's conscious experience of a distinct, personal identity that is separate and meaningful from all other people?

Conflict theorists acknowledge that many students from poor and racial-minority families reject the hidden curriculum in schools. Which of the following best describes why?

Which of the following features of the monkey experiment conducted by Margaret and Harry Barlow is the most important in demonstrating the importance of the emotional relation between a mother and her child?

The Palo Alto experiments revealed that one's self-conception and patterns of behaviour endure despite radical alteration of one's social environment.

Which of the following is George Herbert Mead known for studying?

Functionalists emphasize the discord that results from differences in how people are socialized can lead to social change.

Which of the following best describes the current state of traditional gender roles in Canadian society, despite the changes that have taken place over time?

Compare Freud's theory of the development of the self with either Cooley's theory or Mead's theory.

According to Gilligan's research on the development of self-image, which of the following gives rise to self-image differences in boys and girls?

Which of the following does René Spitz's research show?

Describe the aspects of your current postsecondary education in terms of both the official and the hidden curricula.

What is the term for the socializing agent that is often dominant from middle childhood through adolescence?

Provide examples of current popular culture's portrayal of gender roles. Explain their impact on the socialization of gender roles today and on sexist social structures.