Exam 3: Socialization

Rachelle and Luis really want a new sports utility vehicle, but have recently had their first child. Luis says to Rachelle that the car will have to wait until sometime when they have more resources. His attitude is an illustration of the __________.

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. Tyler thought that the taller glass held more water because the water line was higher than in the shorter, wider glass. This is an indication that Tyler is in the __________ stage of development.

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

Which of these statements about socialization is false?

According to sociologist George Herbert Mead, __________ refers to the process by which a person mentally assumes the role of another person or group in order to understand the world from that person's or group's point of view.

Psychologist Carol Gilligan concluded that women and men often have divergent views on_____________________ .

Psychologist Jean Piaget was a pioneer in the field of __________, which explores how people's ability to think and process information changes over time.

__________ theorists emphasize that the family is the source of our specific social position in society.

In the "nature versus nurture" debate regarding socialization, the "nature" component refers to __________.

Sociologist __________ divided the self into the "I" and the "me."

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

Biological inheritance is more important than social interaction in establishing an individual's human nature.

Discuss the difference between psychological and sociological perspectives on human development, using the work of Freud, Piaget, Cooley, and Mead as examples. Be sure to emphasize the significant differences between these types of approaches.

The first step in the resocialization process is often a __________, in which individuals are stripped of their former selves by being denied privacy and being assigned institutional clothing.

We are exposed to many __________ throughout our lifetime. According to the text, the most pervasive ones in childhood include the family, the school, peer groups, and the mass media.

According to Freud, the __________ is expressed in recognition of parental control and later of the demands of society.

Piaget's stages of cognitive development in humans apply equally well across cultures because he developed them using research on groups throughout the world.

The most frequent form of child maltreatment is neglect rather than physical abuse.

Which of these is not a step in the process of the looking-glass self?

Which of these statements is the best explanation of the relative influence of biological and social factors in human development?