Question 1

According to Mead,children learn to use language and other symbols by:

Accepted Answer

A) developing the ability to repress trauma 
B) imitating important people in their lives 
C) creating an understanding of all other people they may come into contact with 
D) learning the important symbols in their environment 
E) cognitive organization 
A) developing the ability to repress trauma 
B) imitating important people in their lives 
C) creating an understanding of all other people they may come into contact with 
D) learning the important symbols in their environment 
E) cognitive organization

Question 2

The process of mastering the basic skills required to function in a society during childhood is called:

Accepted Answer

A) socialization 
B) primary socialization 
C) secondary socialization 
D) anticipatory socialization 
E) resocialization 
A) socialization 
B) primary socialization 
C) secondary socialization 
D) anticipatory socialization 
E) resocialization

Question 3

Which factor does NOT cause the self to become more flexible?

Accepted Answer

A) globalization 
B) the growing ability to create new bodies from old 
C) the growth of the Internet and the Web 
D) our growing respect for tradition 
A) globalization 
B) the growing ability to create new bodies from old 
C) the growth of the Internet and the Web 
D) our growing respect for tradition

Question 4

When children learn to use their culture's standards,they are taking the role of:

Accepted Answer

A) significant others 
B) the generalized other 
C) the "I" 
D) the "me" 
E) none of these choices 
A) significant others 
B) the generalized other 
C) the "I" 
D) the "me" 
E) none of these choices

Question 5

The main sociological criticism of cognitive and moral development research by psychologists is that it:

Accepted Answer

A) overstates the influence of society on how we think 
B) understates the role of significant individuals 
C) trivializes the social environment 
D) minimizes the influence of society in shaping the way we think 
E) none of these choices 
A) overstates the influence of society on how we think 
B) understates the role of significant individuals 
C) trivializes the social environment 
D) minimizes the influence of society in shaping the way we think 
E) none of these choices

Question 6

To question the correctness of an act because it betrays principles of fairness and equality would be representative of what stage of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A) preconventional 
B) conventional 
C) postconventional 
D) formal conventional 
E) protoconventional 
A) preconventional 
B) conventional 
C) postconventional 
D) formal conventional 
E) protoconventional

Question 7

George Herbert Mead is best known for his study of:

Accepted Answer

A) engendered selves 
B) bureaucratic identity 
C) the self 
D) cultural differences and sense of self-identity 
E) rhesus monkeys and development of identity 
A) engendered selves 
B) bureaucratic identity 
C) the self 
D) cultural differences and sense of self-identity 
E) rhesus monkeys and development of identity

Question 8

The stage of thinking (or "cognitive development")in which a child is capable of seeing the connections between causes and effects in their environment is known as the ____stage.

Accepted Answer

A) sensorimotor 
B) preoperational 
C) concrete operational 
D) formal operational 
E) preconventional 
A) sensorimotor 
B) preoperational 
C) concrete operational 
D) formal operational 
E) preconventional

Question 9

Explain how virtual communities influence the creation of a flexible self.

Accepted Answer

Virtual communities have a significant i

Question 10

Studies show that children raised in isolation do not develop normally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The movie Monster demonstrates that childhood socialization is above all a ____ process.

Accepted Answer

A) normal 
B) social 
C) powerful 
D) painful 
E) developmental 
A) normal 
B) social 
C) powerful 
D) painful 
E) developmental

Question 12

Brym and Lie criticize older sociology textbooks because they ____ the flexibility of the self.

Accepted Answer

A) underestimate 
B) overestimate 
C) fail to understand 
D) ignore 
E) artificially inflate 
A) underestimate 
B) overestimate 
C) fail to understand 
D) ignore 
E) artificially inflate

Question 13

The sociologist Jeffrey Jensen Arnett calls people's ability to choose from many socialization influences:

Accepted Answer

A) self-socialization 
B) primary socialization 
C) secondary socialization 
D) ancillary socialization 
E) master socialization 
A) self-socialization 
B) primary socialization 
C) secondary socialization 
D) ancillary socialization 
E) master socialization

Question 14

The main sociological contribution of Freud's theory is the idea:

Accepted Answer

A) that the self emerges during early social interaction 
B) that the self emerges during social interaction with teenage peers 
C) that the self is not based on societal rules 
D) that the self is formed in a haphazard manner 
E) that there is no singular sense of self apart from our childhood traumas 
A) that the self emerges during early social interaction 
B) that the self emerges during social interaction with teenage peers 
C) that the self is not based on societal rules 
D) that the self is formed in a haphazard manner 
E) that there is no singular sense of self apart from our childhood traumas

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a common criticism of Freud's theory of self-development:

Accepted Answer

A) The connections between early childhood development and adult personality are more complex than Freud assumed 
B) Freud neglected socialization after childhood 
C) Freud's theories were based on European personality types that do not occur in North America,Asia,and elsewhere 
D) Freud's theory is gender biased 
E) Freud did not base his theories on empirical observation 
A) The connections between early childhood development and adult personality are more complex than Freud assumed 
B) Freud neglected socialization after childhood 
C) Freud's theories were based on European personality types that do not occur in North America,Asia,and elsewhere 
D) Freud's theory is gender biased 
E) Freud did not base his theories on empirical observation

According to Mead,children learn to use language and other symbols by:

The process of mastering the basic skills required to function in a society during childhood is called:

Which factor does NOT cause the self to become more flexible?

When children learn to use their culture's standards,they are taking the role of:

The main sociological criticism of cognitive and moral development research by psychologists is that it:

To question the correctness of an act because it betrays principles of fairness and equality would be representative of what stage of moral development?

George Herbert Mead is best known for his study of:

The stage of thinking (or "cognitive development")in which a child is capable of seeing the connections between causes and effects in their environment is known as the ____stage.

Explain how virtual communities influence the creation of a flexible self.

Studies show that children raised in isolation do not develop normally.

The movie Monster demonstrates that childhood socialization is above all a ____ process.

Brym and Lie criticize older sociology textbooks because they ____ the flexibility of the self.

The sociologist Jeffrey Jensen Arnett calls people's ability to choose from many socialization influences:

The main sociological contribution of Freud's theory is the idea:

Which of the following is NOT a common criticism of Freud's theory of self-development:

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Exam 4: Socialization

According to Mead,children learn to use language and other symbols by:

The process of mastering the basic skills required to function in a society during childhood is called:

Which factor does NOT cause the self to become more flexible?

When children learn to use their culture's standards,they are taking the role of:

The main sociological criticism of cognitive and moral development research by psychologists is that it:

To question the correctness of an act because it betrays principles of fairness and equality would be representative of what stage of moral development?

George Herbert Mead is best known for his study of:

The stage of thinking (or "cognitive development")in which a child is capable of seeing the connections between causes and effects in their environment is known as the ____stage.

Explain how virtual communities influence the creation of a flexible self.

Studies show that children raised in isolation do not develop normally.

The movie Monster demonstrates that childhood socialization is above all a ____ process.

Brym and Lie criticize older sociology textbooks because they ____ the flexibility of the self.

The sociologist Jeffrey Jensen Arnett calls people's ability to choose from many socialization influences:

The main sociological contribution of Freud's theory is the idea:

Which of the following is NOT a common criticism of Freud's theory of self-development:

A Sociological Compass

How Sociologists Do Research

Culture

Social Interaction

Social Collectivities: Groups to Societies

Deviance and Crime

Stratification: United States and Global Perspectives

Globalization, Inequality, and Development

Race and Ethnicity

Sexuality and Gender

Sociology of the Body: Disability, Aging, and Death

Work and the Economy

Politics

Families

Religion

Education

The Mass Media

Health and Medicine

Population and Urbanization

Collective Action and Social Movements

Technology and the Global Environment

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