Exam 4: Socialization

Which of the following contributes to the growing flexibility of the self in recent decades?

Although she is very thin, Heidi is convinced that everyone around her believes she is overweight.She begins to eat very little and, when she does eat, she makes herself vomit in order to keep her weight down.Which of the following concepts best describes Heidi's behaviour?

What is the main sociological contribution of Sigmund Freud's theory?

Which of the following is an important characteristic of a peer group?

What specific factors contributed to the emergence of childhood and adolescence as distinct stages of the life cycle in our culture?

What is the most important agent of primary socialization?

When people enter military boot camp, they are expected to radically change themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally.What kind of socialization is this an example of?

In Stanley Kubrick's film A Clockwork Orange (1971), a violent criminal undergoes aversion therapy while jailed, forcing him to watch violent acts such as the ones he had himself committed.In what type of place is he being held?

What do sociologists call a ceremony that signals the personal transformation from one status to another, and that ties the person to a new group?

According to George Herbert Mead, what is the source of people's awareness of themselves as social beings?

Although they appear rebellious and unconventional, adolescent peer groups typically help members to integrate into the larger society and thus often serve as a source of social stability.

What do sociologists call settings in which people are isolated from the larger society and are under the strict control and constant supervision of a specialized staff?

Should children's summer camps be considered total institutions or not? Give reasons for your answer.

Rainbow Sun was previously known as Jane Smith.However, when she went to live with a group of highly spiritual people in the woods, she was asked to accept a new name, give her worldly possessions to the group, and have no contact with the outside world, including her family.What process has Rainbow engaged in?

Which of the following groups was historically the first to enjoy a defined period of childhood?

Describe the most important aspects of the Canadian educational system as an agent of socialization, from the standpoints of two theoretical traditions in sociology.

The hidden curriculum is inconsistent with the values to which many students from poor and racial-minority families are exposed at home.What is a common outcome of this situation for these students?

In Mead's theory, which concepts refer to cultural standards acquired through socialization?

What does a person reject during the "ritual rejection" stage of an initiation rite?

Gaitri and Rowan do not normally attend religious ceremonies, but have decided to have one for their wedding.Who is most likely to influence their decision about the religious organization in which to hold the wedding?