Exam 3: Socialization

Megan's behaviour is influenced by her parents' opinions because she values her close relationship with them. According to Charles Horton Cooley, which of the following describes Megan's parents?

"David was bullied as a child, so I think he is going to be mad after he finds out that we pressured Frank to participate in the prank last night." What social practice is reflected in this statement?

According to George Herbert Mead, children who are in the game stage are learning to internalize and respond to which of the following?

Which of the following do schools teach as part of the informal hidden curriculum?

According to the text, gender-role stereotypes contribute to which one of the following?

Which of the following statements best reflects the concept of resocialization?

Young people tend to be very concerned with establishing their own identity.

Adolescence as a life stage is a product of the industrialization era.

A young child has acquired basic oral communication skills, goes to preschool, is able to form relationships, and understands himself as distinct from his parents, but not related to his preschool friends. What stage of socialization characterizes this description of this child's life?

Krista does not know whether she should become sexually active with her boyfriend, as her friends suggest, or continue to abstain as her parents suggest. In order to avoid turmoil and confusion, what should Krista do?

Cooley asserts that our feelings about who and what we are, are organized around our evaluation of how we believe we are judged by others.

According to Charles Horton Cooley, from whom do we receive the first images of the self?

Five-year-old hockey players called "Tykes" skate en masse; wherever the puck goes, they go, without differentiating their respective roles. However, older hockey players in the "Little NHL," have defencemen at the blueline, and forwards forcing the play toward the goal. In what stage would sociologists classify the older players?

Which of the following terms refers to the debate over social and biological influences on socialization?

How does the media inadvertently perpetuate stereotypes?

A young child is repeatedly given negative messages about clumsiness and stupidity, and the parents even express regret that the child was born. Subsequently, this child develops a negative self-concept congruent with these parental messages. What sociological concept best captures this process?

Thirteen year old "Genie" was raised in isolation by neglectful parents. What did "Genie's" experience teach sociologists about child raised in isolation?

Adults have little control over the content and direction of their socialization.

Tiffany and Eric have decided to have their first child. Neither has any idea how to raise an infant but they are both willing to learn and adapt to whatever parenthood involves. What would a sociologist call this process?

Daniel stopped hanging out with Justin because Justin doesn't like the Black Eyed Peas. Daniel started hanging out with Zak and his friends after he heard that Zak loves the Black Eyed Peas' new album. To Daniel, the band signifies much more than simply "good music." What end is Daniel using music to achieve?