Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Looking at childhood in global perspective, we find that

Accepted Answer

A) childhood is a time of play and learning everywhere. 
B) rich societies extend childhood much longer than do poor societies. 
C) poor societies extend childhood much longer than do rich societies. 
D) biological immaturity is the main factor that defines childhood. 
A) childhood is a time of play and learning everywhere. 
B) rich societies extend childhood much longer than do poor societies. 
C) poor societies extend childhood much longer than do rich societies. 
D) biological immaturity is the main factor that defines childhood.

Question 3

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 4

Summarize Freud's theory of human personality, Piaget's approach to human development, and Mead's view of the development of the self.What do all the theories have in common? What are the main differences among them?

Accepted Answer

Freud's theory of human personality is b

Question 5

An inmate who loses the capacity for independent living is described as

Accepted Answer

A) unsocialized. 
B) integrated. 
C) institutionalized. 
D) dissociated. 
A) unsocialized. 
B) integrated. 
C) institutionalized. 
D) dissociated.

Question 6

U.S.school children spend about as much time in front of a television as they do at school or interacting with their parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When Cooley used the concept of the "looking-glass self," he claimed 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 8

On the basis of Melvin Kohn's study of what parents expect of their children, high-income parents are likely to be most concerned when their child

Accepted Answer

A) is given a "tardy slip" for being late to school. 
B) needs to be told what he should draw during free art time. 
C) is labeled a "nonconformist." 
D) is said to have an "active imagination." 
A) is given a "tardy slip" for being late to school. 
B) needs to be told what he should draw during free art time. 
C) is labeled a "nonconformist." 
D) is said to have an "active imagination."

Question 9

Carol Gilligan extended Kohlberg's research, showing that

Accepted Answer

A) girls and boys typically assess situations as right and wrong using different standards. 
B) girls are more interested in right and wrong than boys are. 
C) boys are more interested in right and wrong than girls are. 
D) the ability to assess situations as right and wrong typically develops only as young people enter the teenage years. 
A) girls and boys typically assess situations as right and wrong using different standards. 
B) girls are more interested in right and wrong than boys are. 
C) boys are more interested in right and wrong than girls are. 
D) the ability to assess situations as right and wrong typically develops only as young people enter the teenage years.

Question 10

Schools provide children with early experience of bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Mead's theory of the self is completely social; he did not recognize a role for biology in personality development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Question 15

Mead placed the origin of the self on

Accepted Answer

A) biological drives. 
B) genetics. 
C) social experience. 
D) the functioning of the brain. 
A) biological drives. 
B) genetics. 
C) social experience. 
D) the functioning of the brain.

Question 16

The "id" in Freud's work represents the human being's basic drives, which are unconscious and demand immediate satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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 18

Mead placed the origin of the self in

Accepted Answer

A) biological drives. 
B) culture. 
C) social experience. 
D) the functioning of the brain. 
A) biological drives. 
B) culture. 
C) social experience. 
D) the functioning of the brain.

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

Exam 5: Socialization

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

Looking at childhood in global perspective, we find that

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

Summarize Freud's theory of human personality, Piaget's approach to human development, and Mead's view of the development of the self.What do all the theories have in common? What are the main differences among them?

An inmate who loses the capacity for independent living is described as

U.S.school children spend about as much time in front of a television as they do at school or interacting with their parents.

When Cooley used the concept of the "looking-glass self," he claimed that

On the basis of Melvin Kohn's study of what parents expect of their children, high-income parents are likely to be most concerned when their child

Carol Gilligan extended Kohlberg's research, showing that

Schools provide children with early experience of bureaucracy.

Mead's theory of the self is completely social; he did not recognize a role for biology in personality development.

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 we know about the later lives of socially isolated children supports 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?

Mead placed the origin of the self on

The "id" in Freud's work represents the human being's basic drives, which are unconscious and demand immediate satisfaction.

Jean Piaget's focus was on

Mead placed the origin of the self in

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

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

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