Question 1

Below is a list of traits linked to a total institution all but one are correct. Which one is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Staff members supervise all the daily life of inmates. 
B)  Staff members encourage the individual growth and creativity of inmates. 
C)  Inmates have standardized food, clothing, and activities. 
D)  Formal rules direct people's daily routines. 
A)  Staff members supervise all the daily life of inmates. 
B)  Staff members encourage the individual growth and creativity of inmates. 
C)  Inmates have standardized food, clothing, and activities. 
D)  Formal rules direct people's daily routines.

Question 2

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)  All of the above are correct. 
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)  All of the above are correct.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  society shapes how we think and act. 
B)  human beings are spontaneous and creative, with the power to change society. 
C)  human being have the capacity to overcome even great challenges. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  society shapes how we think and act. 
B)  human beings are spontaneous and creative, with the power to change society. 
C)  human being have the capacity to overcome even great challenges. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Explain how a family's social class position shapes the process of socialization.

Accepted Answer

A family's social class position can sig

Question 7

In the nature versus nurture debate, sociologists claim that:

Accepted Answer

A)  nature is far more important than nurture. 
B)  nurture is far more important than nature. 
C)  nature and nurture have equal importance. 
D)  neither nature nor nurture creates the essence of our humanity. 
A)  nature is far more important than nurture. 
B)  nurture is far more important than nature. 
C)  nature and nurture have equal importance. 
D)  neither nature nor nurture creates the essence of our humanity.

Question 8

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 9

Anti-elderly bias in the United States will probably decrease as the percentage of older people rises.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The focus of Lawrence Kohlberg's research was:

Accepted Answer

A)  cognition. 
B)  the importance of gender in socialization. 
C)  moral reasoning. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  cognition. 
B)  the importance of gender in socialization. 
C)  moral reasoning. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 11

In Freud's model of personality, the superego manages the opposing forces of the id and the ego.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

The cases of Anna, Isabelle, and Genie a

Question 13

George Herbert Mead considered the self to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  that part of an individual's personality composed of self-awareness and self-image. 
B)  the presence of culture within the individual. 
C)  basic drives that are self-centered. 
D)  present in infants at the time of their birth. 
A)  that part of an individual's personality composed of self-awareness and self-image. 
B)  the presence of culture within the individual. 
C)  basic drives that are self-centered. 
D)  present in infants at the time of their birth.

Question 14

A cohort is a category of people with something important in common, usually their age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 behavior. 
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 behavior. 
D)  cognition, or how people think and understand.

Question 16

The "Seeing Sociology in the News" box on

Accepted Answer

A)  they receive conflicting messages about what they should be. 
B)  many of today's schools are very competitive. 
C)  today's young women want to be both feminine and assertive. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  they receive conflicting messages about what they should be. 
B)  many of today's schools are very competitive. 
C)  today's young women want to be both feminine and assertive. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 17

The focus of Lawrence Kohlberg's research was:

Accepted Answer

A)  cognition. 
B)  the importance of gender in socialization. 
C)  moral reasoning. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  cognition. 
B)  the importance of gender in socialization. 
C)  moral reasoning. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 18

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)  All of the above are correct. 
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)  All of the above are correct.

Question 19

What we know of the later lives of socially isolated children squares with the findings of the Harlow's research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Exam 5: Socialization

Below is a list of traits linked to a total institution all but one are correct. Which one is NOT correct?

Industrial societies typically define people in old age as:

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

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

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

Explain how a family's social class position shapes the process of socialization.

In the nature versus nurture debate, sociologists claim that:

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

Anti-elderly bias in the United States will probably decrease as the percentage of older people rises.

The focus of Lawrence Kohlberg's research was:

In Freud's model of personality, the superego manages the opposing forces of the id and the ego.

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

George Herbert Mead considered the self to be:

A cohort is a category of people with something important in common, usually their age.

Jean Piaget's focus was on:

The "Seeing Sociology in the News" box on

The focus of Lawrence Kohlberg's research was:

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

What we know of the later lives of socially isolated children squares with the findings of the Harlow's research.

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

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