Question 1

The period of life called "middle adulthood" typically involves

Accepted Answer

A) life circumstances becoming more or less set. 
B) an increased awareness of health issues. 
C) children growing up and requiring less attention. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) life circumstances becoming more or less set. 
B) an increased awareness of health issues. 
C) children growing up and requiring less attention. 
D) All of these are correct. D

Question 2

Thinking about how patterns of child-rearing vary by class, lower-class parents generally stress _____, while well-to-do parents typically stress _____.

Accepted Answer

A) independence; protecting children 
B) independence; dependence 
C) obedience; creativity 
D) creativity; obedience 
A) independence; protecting children 
B) independence; dependence 
C) obedience; creativity 
D) creativity; obedience C

Question 3

Melvin Kohn demonstrated that parents of all social classes have much the same expectations of their children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the following best sums up Goffman's idea of the resocialization process?

Accepted Answer

A) break down an old identity, then build up a new identity 
B) reward inmates for being creative 
C) help integrate inmates into the larger society 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) break down an old identity, then build up a new identity 
B) reward inmates for being creative 
C) help integrate inmates into the larger society 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 5

Based on Harlows' research with rhesus monkeys and the case of Anna, the isolated child, one might reasonably conclude that

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A) the two species react differently to social isolation. 
B) both monkeys and humans "bounce back" from long-term isolation. 
C) even a few days of social isolation permanently damages both monkeys and humans. 
D) long-term social isolation leads to permanent developmental damage in both monkeys and humans. 
A) the two species react differently to social isolation. 
B) both monkeys and humans "bounce back" from long-term isolation. 
C) even a few days of social isolation permanently damages both monkeys and humans. 
D) long-term social isolation leads to permanent developmental damage in both monkeys and humans.

Question 6

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 7

By "taking the role of the other," Mead had in mind

Accepted Answer

A) imagining a situation in terms of past experience. 
B) recognizing that people have different views of most situations. 
C) imagining a situation from another person's point of view. 
D) trading self-centeredness for a focus on helping other people. 
A) imagining a situation in terms of past experience. 
B) recognizing that people have different views of most situations. 
C) imagining a situation from another person's point of view. 
D) trading self-centeredness for a focus on helping other people.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) Socialization ends with the development of self in childhood. 
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 in childhood. 
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 9

Erik H.Erikson emphasized that almost all important socialization takes place during childhood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A family's social class position can sig

Question 11

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 12

While many researchers have studied outward behavior, George Herbert Mead focused on symbolic meaning-specifically the meaning people attach to behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Based on what you have read in this chapter, how would sociologists explain the fact that many young people in the United States 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) All of these are correct. 
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) All of these are correct.

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) All of these 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 these are correct.

Question 15

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

Question 16

Applying Freud's thinking to a sociological analysis of personality development, you would conclude that

Accepted Answer

A) human behavior is basically random. 
B) humans have basic, self-centered drives that must be controlled by learning the ways of society. 
C) societies encourage people to become self-centered. 
D) humans can never become cultural creatures. 
A) human behavior is basically random. 
B) humans have basic, self-centered drives that must be controlled by learning the ways of society. 
C) societies encourage people to become self-centered. 
D) humans can never become cultural creatures.

Question 17

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 18

The social sciences, including sociology, make the claim that

Accepted Answer

A) humans have instincts that guide our lives. 
B) biological forces underlie human culture. 
C) as humans, to nurture is our nature. 
D) Darwin's model of biological evolution explains the patterns of human culture. 
A) humans have instincts that guide our lives. 
B) biological forces underlie human culture. 
C) as humans, to nurture is our nature. 
D) Darwin's model of biological evolution explains the patterns of human culture.

Question 19

One contribution of schooling to the socialization process that teaches about rules and schedules is

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.

Question 20

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.

Exam 5: Socialization

The period of life called "middle adulthood" typically involves

Thinking about how patterns of child-rearing vary by class, lower-class parents generally stress _____, while well-to-do parents typically stress _____.

Melvin Kohn demonstrated that parents of all social classes have much the same expectations of their children.

Which of the following best sums up Goffman's idea of the resocialization process?

Based on Harlows' research with rhesus monkeys and the case of Anna, the isolated child, one might reasonably conclude that

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

By "taking the role of the other," Mead had in mind

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

Erik H.Erikson emphasized that almost all important socialization takes place during childhood.

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

While many researchers have studied outward behavior, George Herbert Mead focused on symbolic meaning-specifically the meaning people attach to behavior.

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

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

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

Applying Freud's thinking to a sociological analysis of personality development, you would conclude that

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

The social sciences, including sociology, make the claim that

One contribution of schooling to the socialization process that teaches about rules and schedules is

Jean Piaget's focus was on:

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