Question 1

Anticipatory socialization refers to trying to avoid unpleasant social experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What concept refers to a person's fairly consistent pattern of acting, thinking, and feeling?

Accepted Answer

A)  socialization 
B)  behaviour 
C)  human nature 
D)  personality 
A)  socialization 
B)  behaviour 
C)  human nature 
D)  personality

Question 3

Why are the cases of Anna, Isabelle, and Genie important to social scientists?

Accepted Answer

The cases of Anna, Isabelle, and Genie a

Question 4

In Freud's model of personality, what represents the presence of culture within the individual?

Accepted Answer

A)  id 
B)  ego 
C)  superego 
D)  thanatos 
A)  id 
B)  ego 
C)  superego 
D)  thanatos

Question 5

Based on what you have read in this chapter, you would correctly conclude that

Accepted Answer

A)  the way we think and act has no effect on how society operates. 
B)  human beings are defined and predictable, preventing them from changing society. 
C)  human beings have the capacity to overcome even great challenges. 
D)  once a human being becomes an inmate, they can never be reintroduced to society. 
A)  the way we think and act has no effect on how society operates. 
B)  human beings are defined and predictable, preventing them from changing society. 
C)  human beings have the capacity to overcome even great challenges. 
D)  once a human being becomes an inmate, they can never be reintroduced to society.

Question 6

What we know of the later lives of socially isolated children squares with the finding of the Harlows' research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Discuss in detail how boot camps function as total institutions. How do you explain the lower recidivism rate at such institutions?

Accepted Answer

Boot camps function as total institution

Question 8

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 role in socialization. 
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 role in socialization.

Question 9

Provide evidence in support of the position that stages of the life course are socially constructed.

Accepted Answer

The concept of "stages of the life cours

Question 10

Industrial societies typically define people in old age as

Accepted Answer

A)  the most wise. 
B)  the most knowledgeable about current fashion and trends. 
C)  more out of touch and less socially important than younger adults. 
D)  the most valued members of society. 
A)  the most wise. 
B)  the most knowledgeable about current fashion and trends. 
C)  more out of touch and less socially important than younger adults. 
D)  the most valued members of society.

Question 11

Mead's theory of the self is completely social; he recognized no role for biology in personality development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Mead would agree with only one of the following statements. Which one is it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Socialization ends with the development of self. 
B)  If you win $100 million in a lottery, your self might change. 
C)  People are puppets with little control over their lives. 
D)  Human behaviour reflects both nature and nurture. 
A)  Socialization ends with the development of self. 
B)  If you win $100 million in a lottery, your self might change. 
C)  People are puppets with little control over their lives. 
D)  Human behaviour reflects both nature and nurture.

Question 13

Jean Piaget's focus was on

Accepted Answer

A)  how children develop their motor skills. 
B)  how children are stimulated by their environment. 
C)  the role of heredity in shaping human behaviour. 
D)  cognition, or how people think and understand. 
A)  how children develop their motor skills. 
B)  how children are stimulated by their environment. 
C)  the role of heredity in shaping human behaviour. 
D)  cognition, or how people think and understand.

Question 14

What concept refers to the lifelong social experience by which human beings develop their potential and learn culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  socialization 
B)  personality 
C)  human nature 
D)  behaviourism 
A)  socialization 
B)  personality 
C)  human nature 
D)  behaviourism

Question 15

The "id" in Freud's work represents the human being's basic needs, which are unconscious and demand immediate satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following concepts refers to a setting where a staff tries to radically change someone's personality through carefully controlling the environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  anticipatory social centre 
B)  cohort community 
C)  a total institution 
D)  a degradation ceremony 
A)  anticipatory social centre 
B)  cohort community 
C)  a total institution 
D)  a degradation ceremony

Question 17

An inmate who loses the capacity for independent living is described as

Accepted Answer

A)  unsocialized. 
B)  integrated. 
C)  institutionalized. 
D)  dissociated. 
A)  unsocialized. 
B)  integrated. 
C)  institutionalized. 
D)  dissociated.

Question 18

During adolescence, the family's influence on children virtually stops.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the term sociologists give to a category of people with a common characteristic, usually their age?

Accepted Answer

A)  age subculture 
B)  generation 
C)  age group 
D)  cohort 
A)  age subculture 
B)  generation 
C)  age group 
D)  cohort

Question 20

The special contribution of schooling to the socialization process includes

Accepted Answer

A)  exposing the child to a bureaucratic setting. 
B)  exposing the child to people of similar social backgrounds. 
C)  teaching children to be highly flexible and to express their individuality. 
D)  helping children break free of gender roles. 
A)  exposing the child to a bureaucratic setting. 
B)  exposing the child to people of similar social backgrounds. 
C)  teaching children to be highly flexible and to express their individuality. 
D)  helping children break free of gender roles.

Exam 5: Socialization

Anticipatory socialization refers to trying to avoid unpleasant social experiences.

What concept refers to a person's fairly consistent pattern of acting, thinking, and feeling?

Why are the cases of Anna, Isabelle, and Genie important to social scientists?

In Freud's model of personality, what represents the presence of culture within the individual?

Based on what you have read in this chapter, you would correctly conclude that

What we know of the later lives of socially isolated children squares with the finding of the Harlows' research.

Discuss in detail how boot camps function as total institutions. How do you explain the lower recidivism rate at such institutions?

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

Provide evidence in support of the position that stages of the life course are socially constructed.

Industrial societies typically define people in old age as

Mead's theory of the self is completely social; he recognized no role for biology in personality development.

Mead would agree with only one of the following statements. Which one is it?

Jean Piaget's focus was on

What concept refers to the lifelong social experience by which human beings develop their potential and learn culture?

The "id" in Freud's work represents the human being's basic needs, which are unconscious and demand immediate satisfaction.

Which of the following concepts refers to a setting where a staff tries to radically change someone's personality through carefully controlling the environment?

An inmate who loses the capacity for independent living is described as

During adolescence, the family's influence on children virtually stops.

What is the term sociologists give to a category of people with a common characteristic, usually their age?

The special contribution of schooling to the socialization process includes

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