Question 1

According to Mead, social experience involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  understanding the world in terms of our senses. 
B)  the exchange of symbols. 
C)  a mix of biological instinct and learning. 
D)  acting but not thinking. 
A)  understanding the world in terms of our senses. 
B)  the exchange of symbols. 
C)  a mix of biological instinct and learning. 
D)  acting but not thinking.

Question 2

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 behavior 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 behavior reflects both nature and nurture.

Question 3

On average, a U.S. household has at least one television turned on for how many hours a day?

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  five 
C)  seven 
D)  fifteen 
A)  two 
B)  five 
C)  seven 
D)  fifteen

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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 6

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 7

Schools provide children with early experience of bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Carol Gilligan, an American feminist, et

Question 9

Describe the various stages of the human life course: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. What characteristics do most people in the United States associate with each? How do we know that these stages, although linked to biological changes, are mostly a social construction?

Accepted Answer

The human life course can be divided int

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Carol Gilligan, an American feminist, et

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

The nature-nurture debate is a longstand

Question 13

George Herbert Mead used the concept "the looking-glass self" to refer to significant people in our lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Mead considered the "generalized other" to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  important individuals in the child's life. 
B)  a person who provides complete care for a child. 
C)  any "significant other." 
D)  widespread cultural norms and values people take as their own. 
A)  important individuals in the child's life. 
B)  a person who provides complete care for a child. 
C)  any "significant other." 
D)  widespread cultural norms and values people take as their own.

Question 15

Family is important to the socialization process because:

Accepted Answer

A)  family members are often what Mead called "significant others." 
B)  families pass along to children social identity in terms of class, ethnicity, and religion. 
C)  parents greatly affect a child's sense of self. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  family members are often what Mead called "significant others." 
B)  families pass along to children social identity in terms of class, ethnicity, and religion. 
C)  parents greatly affect a child's sense of self. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 16

On average, a U.S. household has at least one television turned on for how many hours a day?

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  five 
C)  seven 
D)  fifteen 
A)  two 
B)  five 
C)  seven 
D)  fifteen

Question 17

A college is a good example of a total institution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The tragic case of Anna shows how, without adequate nutrition, a human being cannot develop a healthy personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  people are self-centered. 
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-centered. 
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 20

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

Exam 5: Socialization

According to Mead, social experience involves:

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

On average, a U.S. household has at least one television turned on for how many hours a day?

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

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.

Schools provide children with early experience of bureaucracy.

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

Describe the various stages of the human life course: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. What characteristics do most people in the United States associate with each? How do we know that these stages, although linked to biological changes, are mostly a social construction?

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

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

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

George Herbert Mead used the concept "the looking-glass self" to refer to significant people in our lives.

Mead considered the "generalized other" to be:

Family is important to the socialization process because:

On average, a U.S. household has at least one television turned on for how many hours a day?

A college is a good example of a total institution.

The tragic case of Anna shows how, without adequate nutrition, a human being cannot develop a healthy personality.

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

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