Question 1

Mass media is the means for delivering impersonal communication to a vast audience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Based on the text's survey of the life course, you might conclude that

Accepted Answer

A)  life-course stages are shaped by society and have nothing to do with biology. 
B)  life-course stages are much the same throughout the world. 
C)  while life-course stages are linked to biology, they are largely a social construction. 
D)  life-course stages have changed little over recent centuries. 
A)  life-course stages are shaped by society and have nothing to do with biology. 
B)  life-course stages are much the same throughout the world. 
C)  while life-course stages are linked to biology, they are largely a social construction. 
D)  life-course stages have changed little over recent centuries.

Question 3

Family is important to the socialization process because

Accepted Answer

A)  family members are often what Mead called "generalized others." 
B)  families pass along to children social identity in terms of class, ethnicity, and religion. 
C)  extended family has a greater impact than immediate family. 
D)  It is not actually important. 
A)  family members are often what Mead called "generalized others." 
B)  families pass along to children social identity in terms of class, ethnicity, and religion. 
C)  extended family has a greater impact than immediate family. 
D)  It is not actually important.

Question 4

Industrialization brings with it a rise in the social standing of old people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Why is the definition of "growing up" more difficult than it used to be? What are the achievements that lead people to say that someone has become an adult? Why is adolescence longer than it was several generations ago? What difference does social class position make in the time frame for "growing up"?

Accepted Answer

The definition of "growing up" is more d

Question 6

Members of a peer group share common interests, social position, and a similar age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In Mead's model, which sequence correctly orders stages of the developing self?

Accepted Answer

A)  imitation, play, game, generalized other 
B)  imitation, generalized other, play, game 
C)  imitation, game, play, generalized other 
D)  imitation, generalized other, play, game. 
A)  imitation, play, game, generalized other 
B)  imitation, generalized other, play, game 
C)  imitation, game, play, generalized other 
D)  imitation, generalized other, play, game.

Question 8

Mead's concepts of the "I" and the "me" are close parallels of Freud's concepts of the id and the superego.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to Carol Gilligan, the self-esteem of girls steadily increases through the teenage years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which theory developed by the psychologist John B. Watson claims human behaviour is not instinctive but learned within a social environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviourism 
B)  biological psychology 
C)  evolutionary psychology 
D)  naturalism 
A)  behaviourism 
B)  biological psychology 
C)  evolutionary psychology 
D)  naturalism

Question 11

On average, a Canadian watches television for ______ hours per week.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  22 
C)  58 
D)  over 100 
A)  2 
B)  22 
C)  58 
D)  over 100

Question 12

What differences did Carol Gilligan find in how males and females make moral judgments?

Accepted Answer

Carol Gilligan, an American feminist, et

Question 13

Explain the nature-nurture debate. How did Sigmund Freud and George Herbert Mead take different positions in this debate?

Accepted Answer

The nature-nurture debate is a longstand

Question 14

The special importance of the peer group is the fact that it

Accepted Answer

A)  has a greater effect than parents on children's long-term goals. 
B)  lets children escape the direct supervision of parents. 
C)  gives children experience in an impersonal setting. 
D)  shelters children from social negativity. 
A)  has a greater effect than parents on children's long-term goals. 
B)  lets children escape the direct supervision of parents. 
C)  gives children experience in an impersonal setting. 
D)  shelters children from social negativity.

Question 15

In her research, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross found that death

Accepted Answer

A)  is defined in much the same way in every society. 
B)  is an orderly transition involving specific stages. 
C)  is a topic that people in the United States have always been comfortable discussing. 
D)  is a chaotic mess which defies categorization. 
A)  is defined in much the same way in every society. 
B)  is an orderly transition involving specific stages. 
C)  is a topic that people in the United States have always been comfortable discussing. 
D)  is a chaotic mess which defies categorization.

Question 16

A "cohort" is

Accepted Answer

A)  a part of a person's personality. 
B)  a category of people with something in common. 
C)  a group that has special importance for socialization. 
D)  the term for human basic drives. 
A)  a part of a person's personality. 
B)  a category of people with something in common. 
C)  a group that has special importance for socialization. 
D)  the term for human basic drives.

Question 17

Cite several ways in which the family is central to the process of socialization.

Accepted Answer

The family is central to the process of

Question 18

As the proportion of women and men in old age increases, we can expect Canadian culture to become more comfortable with the reality of death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Based on what you have read in this chapter, how would sociologists explain the fact that many young people in Canada experience adolescence as a time of confusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are cultural inconsistencies in the definition of this stage of life as partly childlike and partly adultlike. 
B)  Hormones greatly affect young people as they mature. 
C)  Growth always involves change, and change is confusing. 
D)  Adolescence is supposed to be a time of carefree play, but most adolescents are forced to work. 
A)  There are cultural inconsistencies in the definition of this stage of life as partly childlike and partly adultlike. 
B)  Hormones greatly affect young people as they mature. 
C)  Growth always involves change, and change is confusing. 
D)  Adolescence is supposed to be a time of carefree play, but most adolescents are forced to work.

Question 20

Carol Gilligan's work on the issue of self-esteem in girls showed that

Accepted Answer

A)  girls begin with low self-esteem, but it gradually increases as they progress through adolescence. 
B)  at all ages, girls have higher self-esteem than boys. 
C)  at all ages, boys have higher self-esteem than girls. 
D)  girls begin with high levels of self-esteem, which gradually decrease as they go through adolescence. 
A)  girls begin with low self-esteem, but it gradually increases as they progress through adolescence. 
B)  at all ages, girls have higher self-esteem than boys. 
C)  at all ages, boys have higher self-esteem than girls. 
D)  girls begin with high levels of self-esteem, which gradually decrease as they go through adolescence.

Exam 5: Socialization

Mass media is the means for delivering impersonal communication to a vast audience.

Based on the text's survey of the life course, you might conclude that

Family is important to the socialization process because

Industrialization brings with it a rise in the social standing of old people.

Members of a peer group share common interests, social position, and a similar age.

In Mead's model, which sequence correctly orders stages of the developing self?

Mead's concepts of the "I" and the "me" are close parallels of Freud's concepts of the id and the superego.

According to Carol Gilligan, the self-esteem of girls steadily increases through the teenage years.

Which theory developed by the psychologist John B. Watson claims human behaviour is not instinctive but learned within a social environment?

On average, a Canadian watches television for ______ hours per week.

What differences did Carol Gilligan find in how males and females make moral judgments?

Explain the nature-nurture debate. How did Sigmund Freud and George Herbert Mead take different positions in this debate?

The special importance of the peer group is the fact that it

In her research, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross found that death

A "cohort" is

Cite several ways in which the family is central to the process of socialization.

As the proportion of women and men in old age increases, we can expect Canadian culture to become more comfortable with the reality of death.

Based on what you have read in this chapter, how would sociologists explain the fact that many young people in Canada experience adolescence as a time of confusion?

Carol Gilligan's work on the issue of self-esteem in girls showed that

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