Exam 4: Socialization

Which of the following is NOT identified in the chapter as one of the four major agents of socialization?

In contrast to families, schools tend to provide a more _____ indoctrination of youth in culturally prescribed ways.

_____ is the term for the way in which society's expectations and rules become part of an individual's personality.

Who studied the effects of groupthink on a cult who believed a great flood would wash away the West Coast in 1956?

The theory that a child's conception of herself is defined at least in part through the way in which other people react to her is known as the

Sherry Turkle is a critic of helicopter parenting, particularly the use of _____ that help parents track their child's location.

While the family may be the most important agent of socialization, a child's _____ become increasingly important as a transmitter of social norms and values.

Which type of theorist believes that the socialization process has the negative effect of leading people to accept the ways of their society uncritically, even though they may be unjust?

According to zoologist and science writer Matt Ridley, which of the following represents the relationship of nature to nurture?

Who conducted a series of experiments on conformity through the use of the autokinetic effect?

_____ has profound effects on how a society's members perceive the world and discover the meaning of symbols not only for words but also for objects such as the the flag and traffic lights.

In the Dani tribe of New Guinea, newly married couples

In 2011 the American Academy of Adolescent Psychiatry predicted that which one of the following would be a negative effect of media exposure on children and teenagers?

Why is internalization an important step in the maturation process?

Which term did Freud use to describe the primitive biological force that is expressed in a child's earliest years, with all energies directed toward pleasure?

Kylie is a three-year-old girl. When she tries to play with a truck, her mother takes it away and hands her a doll. According to social theorist Albert Bandura, which scenario is most likely to result?

Which of the following is NOT an example given in the chapter demonstrating that membership in a group can have negative effects on health and safety?

When advertisers emphasize the positive outcomes of using particular products, their methods are in line with which theorist's ideas?

In their 1998-2002 analysis of television content, the Parents Television Council noted that television violence increased by what percentage during in the 9:00 p.m. programming hour?

In which type of group is the individual member relatively unimportant?