Exam 3: Socialization

Cooley was an early contributor to the sociological study of socialization. He was also the first to adopt a conflict perspective.

According to the text, why do girls engage in less crime than boys?

What is termed the flexible self is a relatively modern phenomenon caused in part by people's participation in virtual communities.

Gilligan's research on the socialization of boys and girls provided examples of how social position affects socialization.

According to the text, which of the following is one of the significant effects that the mass media has on youth?

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?

The Thomases proposed that "situations we define as real become real in their consequences." Their theory became known as the self-fulfilling prophecy.

Parents greatly influence teens' decisions to smoke. Which of the following has an even greater influence on teens' decisions to smoke?

Parent-adolescent conflict is increasingly common and indicates a collapse in the socializing function of the family.

Which of the following terms is used for associations of people, scattered across the country or the world, who are able to communicate via computer about some common interest?

Which of the following ideas is the main sociological contribution of Freud's theory of the emergence of self?

When expectations lead to the very situation that was anticipated, which of the following has occurred?

Darlene has generally gotten above average grades in university but her grades take a nosedive when she takes a class with Professor Jameson. After studying for days and then failing the midterm exam, she gets discouraged and decides against studying for the final exam, deciding that it would not make any difference in her test score. Consequently, she fails the final exam. Which sociological concept best explains Darlene's situation?

Which of the following is the term for a recognized social position that an individual can occupy?

Carol Gilligan demonstrated the connection between lower self-esteem among girls and the attitudes that parents and teachers had about gender differences.

Which of the following takes place when powerful socializing agents deliberately cause rapid change in people's values, roles, and self-conception, sometimes even against their will?

According to the research reported in the textbook, which of the following traits has the most influence on girls' popularity?

Explain how peer groups help adolescents gain independence and identity that often conflicts with the values and norms socialized by the family.

The stages of childhood and adolescence did not exist in the life course before industrialization.

Define total institution and provide examples.