Question 1

The tragic case of Anna shows that without adequate nutrition a human being cannot develop a personality or self.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The tragic case of Anna, the isolated girl who was studied by Kingsley Davis, shows that

Accepted Answer

A) humans have most of the same instincts found in other animal species. 
B) without social experience, a child is incapable of thought or meaningful action. 
C) personality is present in humans at birth. 
D) many human instincts disappear after the first few years of life. 
A) humans have most of the same instincts found in other animal species. 
B) without social experience, a child is incapable of thought or meaningful action. 
C) personality is present in humans at birth. 
D) many human instincts disappear after the first few years of life.

Question 3

Our basic drives or needs as humans are reflected in Freud's concept of the

Accepted Answer

A) superego. 
B) ego. 
C) id. 
D) generalized other. 
A) superego. 
B) ego. 
C) id. 
D) generalized other.

Question 4

Total institutions operate with the goal of resocializing inmates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

According to Erving Goffman, what key traits define a total institution?

Accepted Answer

Erving Goffman, a Canadian-American soci

Question 7

Family is important to the socialization process because

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

The "ego" in Freud's model of personality is the same as "conscience."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Harlow studies found that six months of social isolation was sufficient to permanently damage infant rhesus monkeys.

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

Question 11

George Herbert Mead considered the self to be

Accepted Answer

A) the part of an individual's personality that is 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) the part of an individual's personality that is 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 12

According to Jean Piaget, language and other symbols were first used in the preoperational stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Erving Goffman, the goal of a total institution is

Accepted Answer

A) to help integrate a troubled patient into the outside world. 
B) to give a person greater choices about how to live. 
C) to radically alter a person's personality or behavior. 
D) to encourage lifelong learning in a supervised context. 
A) to help integrate a troubled patient into the outside world. 
B) to give a person greater choices about how to live. 
C) to radically alter a person's personality or behavior. 
D) to encourage lifelong learning in a supervised context.

Question 14

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 15

Of all social institutions, the family has the greatest impact on socialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When people model themselves after the members of peer groups they would like to join, they are engaging in a process that sociologists call

Accepted Answer

A) group conformity. 
B) future directedness. 
C) anticipatory socialization. 
D) group rejection. 
A) group conformity. 
B) future directedness. 
C) anticipatory socialization. 
D) group rejection.

Question 18

According to Piaget, in what stage of human development do individuals experience the world only through sensory contact?

Accepted Answer

A) sensorimotor stage 
B) preoperational stage 
C) concrete operational stage 
D) formal operational stage 
A) sensorimotor stage 
B) preoperational stage 
C) concrete operational stage 
D) formal operational stage

Question 19

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 these 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 these are correct.

Question 20

Anticipatory socialization refers to trying to avoid unpleasant social experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Socialization

The tragic case of Anna shows that without adequate nutrition a human being cannot develop a personality or self.

The tragic case of Anna, the isolated girl who was studied by Kingsley Davis, shows that

Our basic drives or needs as humans are reflected in Freud's concept of the

Total institutions operate with the goal of resocializing inmates.

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

According to Erving Goffman, what key traits define a total institution?

Family is important to the socialization process because

The "ego" in Freud's model of personality is the same as "conscience."

The Harlow studies found that six months of social isolation was sufficient to permanently damage infant rhesus monkeys.

The focus of Lawrence Kohlberg's research was

George Herbert Mead considered the self to be

According to Jean Piaget, language and other symbols were first used in the preoperational stage.

According to Erving Goffman, the goal of a total institution is

In the nature versus nurture debate, sociologists claim that

Of all social institutions, the family has the greatest impact on socialization.

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

When people model themselves after the members of peer groups they would like to join, they are engaging in a process that sociologists call

According to Piaget, in what stage of human development do individuals experience the world only through sensory contact?

Industrial societies typically define people in old age as

Anticipatory socialization refers to trying to avoid unpleasant social experiences.

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