Question 1

According to Piaget, people think abstractly and critically in the concrete operational stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Childhood and other stages of the life course are defined in much the same way in all societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Outline Freud's three-part model of the human personality.

Accepted Answer

Sigmund Freud's three-part model of the

Question 4

Applying Freud's thinking to a sociological analysis of personality development, you would conclude that

Accepted Answer

A)  human behaviour is basically random. 
B)  humans have basic, self-centred drives that must be controlled by learning the ways of society. 
C)  societies encourage people to become self-centred. 
D)  humans can never become cultural creatures. 
A)  human behaviour is basically random. 
B)  humans have basic, self-centred drives that must be controlled by learning the ways of society. 
C)  societies encourage people to become self-centred. 
D)  humans can never become cultural creatures.

Question 5

Quick Quiz: Short Answer Question
-What differences did Carol Gilligan find in how males and females make moral judgments?

Accepted Answer

Carol Gilligan, an American feminist, et

Question 6

When Cooley used the concept "looking-glass self," he meant to say that

Accepted Answer

A)  people are self-centred. 
B)  people see themselves as they think others see them. 
C)  people see things only from their own point of view. 
D)  our actions are a reflection of our values. 
A)  people are self-centred. 
B)  people see themselves as they think others see them. 
C)  people see things only from their own point of view. 
D)  our actions are a reflection of our values.

Question 7

Our basic drives or needs as humans are reflected in Freud's concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  superego. 
B)  ego. 
C)  id. 
D)  generalized other. 
A)  superego. 
B)  ego. 
C)  id. 
D)  generalized other.

Question 8

Based on the material in this chapter of the text, address the issue of human freedom in a socially structured world. That is, to what extent do you think people are free to think and act as they wish? In answering this question, consider the theories presented in the chapter-for example, why does Mead's theory point to greater human freedom than Freud's theory?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Based on the material in this chapter...

Question 9

What did George Herbert Mead mean by "self"? What are the steps in the development of the self?

Accepted Answer

George Herbert Mead, a sociologist and p

Question 10

By 2001, approximately _______% of Canadian households had colour televisions.

Accepted Answer

A)  22 
B)  44 
C)  66 
D)  99 
A)  22 
B)  44 
C)  66 
D)  99

Question 11

Lawrence Kohlberg claims that individuals develop the capacity for moral reasoning in stages as they grow older.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The "Controversy and Debate Box" in Chapter 5 discusses which of the following total institutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  a prison 
B)  a psychiatric hospital 
C)  a boot camp 
D)  a boarding school 
A)  a prison 
B)  a psychiatric hospital 
C)  a boot camp 
D)  a boarding school

Question 13

Melvin Kohn demonstrated that parents of all social classes have much the same expectations of their children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In historical perspective, the importance of the mass media to the socialization process has

Accepted Answer

A)  increased over time. 
B)  been about the same over the last century. 
C)  decreased over time. 
D)  The mass media have never played a large part in the socialization process. 
A)  increased over time. 
B)  been about the same over the last century. 
C)  decreased over time. 
D)  The mass media have never played a large part in the socialization process.

Question 15

Socialization within the family is always intentional.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The social sciences, including sociology, make the claim that

Accepted Answer

A)  humans have instincts that guide our lives. 
B)  biological forces underlie human culture. 
C)  as humans, to nurture is our nature. 
D)  Darwin's model of biological evolution explains patterns of human culture. 
A)  humans have instincts that guide our lives. 
B)  biological forces underlie human culture. 
C)  as humans, to nurture is our nature. 
D)  Darwin's model of biological evolution explains patterns of human culture.

Question 17

For Jean Piaget, at which stage of development do individuals first use language and other cultural symbols?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensorimotor stage 
B)  pre-operational stage 
C)  concrete operational stage 
D)  formal operational stage 
A)  sensorimotor stage 
B)  pre-operational stage 
C)  concrete operational stage 
D)  formal operational stage

Question 18

According to Erving Goffman, the goal of a total institution is

Accepted Answer

A)  to help integrate a troubled patient into the outside world. 
B)  to give a person greater choices about how to live. 
C)  to radically alter a person's personality or behaviour. 
D)  to encourage lifelong learning in a supervised context. 
A)  to help integrate a troubled patient into the outside world. 
B)  to give a person greater choices about how to live. 
C)  to radically alter a person's personality or behaviour. 
D)  to encourage lifelong learning in a supervised context.

Question 19

Which of the following best sums up Goffman's idea of the resocialization process?

Accepted Answer

A)  break down an old identity, then build up a new identity 
B)  reward inmates for being creative 
C)  help integrate inmates into the larger society 
D)  establish dominance in the hierarchy of a new social class. 
A)  break down an old identity, then build up a new identity 
B)  reward inmates for being creative 
C)  help integrate inmates into the larger society 
D)  establish dominance in the hierarchy of a new social class.

Question 20

According to Table 5-1, after "Canadian/Canadien," what is the largest ethnic or racial category in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  French 
B)  North American Indian 
C)  Chinese 
D)  English 
A)  French 
B)  North American Indian 
C)  Chinese 
D)  English

Exam 5: Socialization

According to Piaget, people think abstractly and critically in the concrete operational stage.

Childhood and other stages of the life course are defined in much the same way in all societies.

Outline Freud's three-part model of the human personality.

Applying Freud's thinking to a sociological analysis of personality development, you would conclude that

Quick Quiz: Short Answer Question -What differences did Carol Gilligan find in how males and females make moral judgments?

When Cooley used the concept "looking-glass self," he meant to say that

Our basic drives or needs as humans are reflected in Freud's concept of

What did George Herbert Mead mean by "self"? What are the steps in the development of the self?

By 2001, approximately _______% of Canadian households had colour televisions.

Lawrence Kohlberg claims that individuals develop the capacity for moral reasoning in stages as they grow older.

The "Controversy and Debate Box" in Chapter 5 discusses which of the following total institutions?

Melvin Kohn demonstrated that parents of all social classes have much the same expectations of their children.

In historical perspective, the importance of the mass media to the socialization process has

Socialization within the family is always intentional.

The social sciences, including sociology, make the claim that

For Jean Piaget, at which stage of development do individuals first use language and other cultural symbols?

According to Erving Goffman, the goal of a total institution is

Which of the following best sums up Goffman's idea of the resocialization process?

According to Table 5-1, after "Canadian/Canadien," what is the largest ethnic or racial category in Canada?

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