Exam 5: Socialization

A person develops a sense of self through

The "significant other" is basic to the child's learning in the play stage.

A/an ________ is a category of people of the same age and life experiences.

According to Mead's theory, during the ________ stage, children act out the behaviors associated with various social positions, and thus develop a rudimentary understanding of adult roles.

The conclusion from the study of Anna and other cases of isolated children is that

Charles H. Cooley (1864-1929) proposed that socialization occurs through a process of ________.

Freud emphasized social factors, along with culture, in personality development.

Socialization is the process whereby members of society internalize the culture.

Discuss why language is essential to socialization.

Language is an essential part of socialization.

What are the consequences of role conflict?

The ________ is Mead's concept that refers to the internalization of society's expectations.

About 80 percent of the daily newspaper circulation in the United States belongs to such media giants as Gannett, Knight-Ridder, and the New York Times.

According to Kingsley Davis, the core of socialization is

Today, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders, and intersexuals can do little to challenge traditional gender boundaries and notions of gender role socialization, but this may change in the near future.

American schools are ____, as evidenced by their rigid curriculum, schedules, and philosophy.

The analysis of the case of Anna supports the idea that a person's humanness can develop even without human interaction.

When found, feral children look human, but act like the animals with whom they have had contact.

The absence of self-esteem characterizes Mead's concept of "self-consciousness" in the child.

The mass media