Exam 3: Socialization.

Sociologist George Herbert Mead stated that __________ others are those persons whose care, affection, and approval are especially desired and who are most important in the development of the self.

Sociologist George Herbert Mead's concept of the __________ other refers to the child's awareness of the demands and expectations of the society as a whole or of the child's subculture.

Cell-phone usage is relevant to socialization in that it represents a shift away from parental (and other relatives) control and socialization.

Drawing from a sociological perspective, discuss why you believe socialization is important to society.

What is the most frequent form of child maltreatment?

According to psychologist Jean Piaget, toward the end of the second year of life, children begin to use words as mental symbols and to form mental images. He referred to this as the __________ stage.

Recent studies have shown that U.S. children, on average, are spending less time each year in front of TV sets, computers, and video games, and spending more time in school.

Joe has decided to join a monastery. At this monastery there will be silence for eight hours a day and fast from food on a regular basis. Joe will experience ______ resocialization.

Psychologist Jean Piaget believed that in each stage of human development (from birth through adolescence), children's activities are governed by their __________.

According to the text, the __________ is the most important agent of socialization in all societies.

Elaborate on George Herbert Mead's efforts to link the idea of self-concept to role-taking.

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 __________.

Explain the key components of sociologist Charles Horton Cooley's looking-glass self theory and evaluate the contribution to our understanding of the socialization process.

__________ is the totality of our beliefs and feelings about ourselves.

According to sociologists Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis, much of what happens in school amounts to teaching a(n) __________ in which children learn to be neat, to be on time, to be quiet, to wait their turn, and to remain attentive to their work.

According to psychologist Sigmund Freud, human development occurs in three states that reflect different levels of the personality. The __________ is the rational, reality-oriented component of personality that imposes restrictions on the innate pleasure-seeking drives of individuals.

Define and explain what is meant by gender socialization.

The __________ perspective is illustrated in the following example: children in low-income families may be unintentionally socialized to believe that acquiring an education and aspiring to lofty ambitions are pointless because of existing economic conditions in the family.

Psychologist Jean Piaget showed children two identical glasses filled with the same amount of water. After the children agreed that both glasses held the same amount of water, Piaget poured the water from one glass into a taller, narrower glass and then asked them about the amounts of water in each glass. Bobby, still in the __________ stage, believed that the taller glass held more water because the water line was higher than in the shorter, wider glass.

Psychologist Carol Gilligan believes that women and men often have divergent views on morality. She stated that men become more concerned with __________.