Question 1

Which of the following is an example of continuous connectivity?

Accepted Answer

A) high cost of connectivity 
B) having to take work calls during leisure time 
C) distraction form face-to-face interaction 
D) using unproven and unreliable information from the Internet 
A) high cost of connectivity 
B) having to take work calls during leisure time 
C) distraction form face-to-face interaction 
D) using unproven and unreliable information from the Internet

Question 2

Significance of the generalized other declines as childhood socialization progresses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Based on the research described in the textbook, which of the following is typical of children reared in isolation?

Accepted Answer

A) They have difficulties forming intimate social relationships. 
B) They have a strong sense of self. 
C) They are unable to progress beyond the concrete operational stage of thinking. 
D) They lack what Freud called "id" impulses. 
A) They have difficulties forming intimate social relationships. 
B) They have a strong sense of self. 
C) They are unable to progress beyond the concrete operational stage of thinking. 
D) They lack what Freud called "id" impulses.

Question 4

The hidden curriculum has failed to do its job if it convinces students they are judged on the basis of performance alone, even though in fact they are not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which type of theorist would view the primary goal of education as socializing students to be effective members of the workforce?

Accepted Answer

A) a functionalist 
B) a conflict theorist 
C) a symbolic interactionist 
D) a feminist 
A) a functionalist 
B) a conflict theorist 
C) a symbolic interactionist 
D) a feminist

Question 6

Which of the following ideas is the message of Extreme Makeover and similar shows consistent with?

Accepted Answer

A) stable personality structure 
B) initiation rite 
C) looking-glass self 
D) resocialization 
A) stable personality structure 
B) initiation rite 
C) looking-glass self 
D) resocialization

Question 7

The gender roles that most strongly influence people are those that are the most widespread.Which of the following statements helps explain their pervasiveness?

Accepted Answer

A) These roles are the easiest for youth to accept. 
B) These roles are supported most widely throughout virtual communities. 
C) These roles allow for the most flexibility of gender expressions. 
D) These roles are most closely aligned with existing cultural standards. 
A) These roles are the easiest for youth to accept. 
B) These roles are supported most widely throughout virtual communities. 
C) These roles allow for the most flexibility of gender expressions. 
D) These roles are most closely aligned with existing cultural standards.

Question 8

In many societies, young people are more likely to initiate and support social change than the older ones.How can this difference best be explained?

Accepted Answer

A) as a generational difference 
B) as a difference between age cohorts 
C) as a failure of socialization 
D) as a failure of rites of passage 
A) as a generational difference 
B) as a difference between age cohorts 
C) as a failure of socialization 
D) as a failure of rites of passage

Question 9

Until when does the process of socialization, which begins at birth, continue?

Accepted Answer

A) 12 years of age 
B) 21 years of age 
C) death 
D) a stable personality is formed 
A) 12 years of age 
B) 21 years of age 
C) death 
D) a stable personality is formed

Question 10

Which of the following influences on individual opportunities does the film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty disregard?

Accepted Answer

A) innate ability 
B) individual initiative 
C) social structure 
D) willpower 
A) innate ability 
B) individual initiative 
C) social structure 
D) willpower

Question 11

According to the textbook, for which of the following gender roles do Harlequin romance novels prepare their readers?

Accepted Answer

A) sex subject 
B) sex object 
C) wife and mother 
D) single mother 
A) sex subject 
B) sex object 
C) wife and mother 
D) single mother

Question 12

What is a virtual community and how are virtual communities relevant to socialization?

Accepted Answer

A virtual community is a group of people

Question 13

According to the textbook, the idea of childhood as a distinct stage of life emerged only in the late twentieth century in societies that required better-educated adults and in which life expectancy rose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When a child pretends to be his father in a make-believe game of "house," who is the child pretending to be?

Accepted Answer

A) a significant other 
B) a generalized other 
C) an authority figure 
D) a developing "you" 
A) a significant other 
B) a generalized other 
C) an authority figure 
D) a developing "you"

Question 15

What are the main processes and outcomes of socialization in adolescent peer groups?

Accepted Answer

The main processes of socialization in a

Question 16

Darlene has generally had good grades in university, until she enrolls in Professor Jameson's course.After studying for days and then failing the midterm test she gets discouraged and decides against studying for the final exam, believing that it will not make any difference in her grade.Consequently, she fails the final exam.Which sociological concept best explains Darlene's situation?

Accepted Answer

A) the Thomas theorem 
B) a self-fulfilling prophecy 
C) the hidden curriculum 
D) gender discrimination 
A) the Thomas theorem 
B) a self-fulfilling prophecy 
C) the hidden curriculum 
D) gender discrimination

Question 17

Would a conflict theorist consider the official or the hidden curriculum more important? Explain.

Accepted Answer

A conflict theorist would likely conside

Question 18

What does the hidden curriculum refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) a self-fulfilling prophecy 
B) becoming an appropriately socialized citizen 
C) repressed learning experiences 
D) the teaching of radical politics 
A) a self-fulfilling prophecy 
B) becoming an appropriately socialized citizen 
C) repressed learning experiences 
D) the teaching of radical politics

Question 19

Explain the Thomas theorem and illustrate it with examples from your own experience.

Accepted Answer

The Thomas theorem is a sociological the

Question 20

Which of the following has the most influence over the portrayal of gender in mass media?

Accepted Answer

A) owners and producers of mass media 
B) parents of youth audiences 
C) youth audiences 
D) politicians 
A) owners and producers of mass media 
B) parents of youth audiences 
C) youth audiences 
D) politicians

Exam 4: Socialization

Which of the following is an example of continuous connectivity?

Significance of the generalized other declines as childhood socialization progresses.

Based on the research described in the textbook, which of the following is typical of children reared in isolation?

The hidden curriculum has failed to do its job if it convinces students they are judged on the basis of performance alone, even though in fact they are not.

Which type of theorist would view the primary goal of education as socializing students to be effective members of the workforce?

Which of the following ideas is the message of Extreme Makeover and similar shows consistent with?

The gender roles that most strongly influence people are those that are the most widespread.Which of the following statements helps explain their pervasiveness?

In many societies, young people are more likely to initiate and support social change than the older ones.How can this difference best be explained?

Until when does the process of socialization, which begins at birth, continue?

Which of the following influences on individual opportunities does the film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty disregard?

According to the textbook, for which of the following gender roles do Harlequin romance novels prepare their readers?

What is a virtual community and how are virtual communities relevant to socialization?

According to the textbook, the idea of childhood as a distinct stage of life emerged only in the late twentieth century in societies that required better-educated adults and in which life expectancy rose.

When a child pretends to be his father in a make-believe game of "house," who is the child pretending to be?

What are the main processes and outcomes of socialization in adolescent peer groups?

Would a conflict theorist consider the official or the hidden curriculum more important? Explain.

What does the hidden curriculum refer to?

Explain the Thomas theorem and illustrate it with examples from your own experience.

Which of the following has the most influence over the portrayal of gender in mass media?

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