Exam 4: Socialization

Describe socialization through the life course and resocialization.

According to George Herbert Mead,during the __________ stage of self-development (early school years),children understand not only their own social position but also the positions of others around them.

The __________ approach emphasizes that socialization is a collective process in which children are active and creative agents,not just passive recipients of the socialization process.From this view,childhood is a socially constructed category.

Laura would really like to have a second piece of chocolate cake for dessert.After thinking about it,Laura eats the second piece of cake even though she knows this is what she wants and not what she needs.According to psychologist Sigmund Freud's theory of personality,which level of the personality is in control?

According to psychologist Carol Gilligan,women are socialized to make moral decisions based on a justice perspective,whereas men are socialized to make such decisions on a care and responsibility perspective.

In the text,it is observed that throughout childhood and adolescence,boys and girls typically are assigned different household chores and given different privileges (such as how late they may stay out at night).This illustrates:

Sociologists Charles Horton Cooley and George H.Mead can best be classified as:

Explain the significance of Mdmse.Amelie and Dr.Ellen Lerner Rothman's comments at the beginning of the chapter.

Conflict theorists assert that students have different expectations in the school system depending on their social class,their racial/ethnic background,the neighborhood in which they live,their gender,and other factors.

As presented in the text,the most significant agents of socialization are genetic makeup,school,friends,and religion.

Describe what is meant by a peer group and how it exerts influence over individuals.

Four components make up our self-concept.The psychological self is best reflected in which of the following?

Compare and contrast the moral development theories of Lawrence Kohlberg and Carol Gilligan.

Sociologist Charles Horton Cooley developed the looking-glass self theory.He believed that our sense of self is always developing as we interact with others in the larger society.

Resocialization,the process of learning a new and different set of attitudes,values,and behaviors from those in one's background and previous experiences,is strictly voluntary.

Based on his findings presented with moral development,psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg identified the conventional level (age ten through adulthood) as the stage in which people are most concerned with how they are perceived by their peers and how one conforms to rules.

Babies and toddlers experience their world through touch and sound.This is an example of Jean Piaget's ____________ stage of cognitive development.

According to Sigmund Freud,the __________ is first expressed as the recognition of parental control and eventually matures as the child learns that parental control is a reflection of the values and moral demands of the larger society.

Summarize Jean Piaget's views on cognitive development.

Recent studies have found that ____________ is an age period in which Children's peer culture has an important effect on how children perceive Themselves and how they internalize society's expectations.