Question 1

The process by which children become self-aware,knowledgeable people and skilled in the ways of the culture into which they are born is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) evolution 
B) socialization 
C) sensitization 
D) natural selection 
E) social interaction 
A) evolution 
B) socialization 
C) sensitization 
D) natural selection 
E) social interaction

Question 2

At age three Emily was beginning to master her spoken language,but she was also able to use her hands to speak some words in sign language.According to Jean Piaget,what stage of cognitive development was Emily in?

Accepted Answer

A) concrete operational 
B) preoperational 
C) formal operational 
D) linguistic 
E) symbolic 
A) concrete operational 
B) preoperational 
C) formal operational 
D) linguistic 
E) symbolic

Question 3

Which of the following is an agent of socialization?

Accepted Answer

A) coworkers 
B) a child's friends at school 
C) Homestead High School 
D) blockbuster movies 
E) all of the above 
A) coworkers 
B) a child's friends at school 
C) Homestead High School 
D) blockbuster movies 
E) all of the above

Question 4

Which type of television show depicts the highest number of violent acts per episode?

Accepted Answer

A) children's cartoons 
B) comedy sitcoms 
C) news programs 
D) crime dramas 
E) variety shows 
A) children's cartoons 
B) comedy sitcoms 
C) news programs 
D) crime dramas 
E) variety shows

Question 5

In modern societies,death is most commonly associated with old age,but a few hundred years ago,death was most commonly associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) childhood 
B) infancy 
C) all life stages 
D) old age; it was the same then as now 
E) mature adulthood 
A) childhood 
B) infancy 
C) all life stages 
D) old age; it was the same then as now 
E) mature adulthood

Question 6

What age-grade had the highest status in traditional cultures but often lacks authority within the family and community in industrialized societies?

Accepted Answer

A) child 
B) teenager 
C) young adult 
D) mature adult 
E) elder 
A) child 
B) teenager 
C) young adult 
D) mature adult 
E) elder

Question 7

Gender differences are the result of:

Accepted Answer

A) our genetics 
B) the biological sex category we belong to 
C) our brain chemistry 
D) social influences 
E) all of the above 
A) our genetics 
B) the biological sex category we belong to 
C) our brain chemistry 
D) social influences 
E) all of the above

Question 8

The discipline concerned with the study of the social aspects of aging is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) social gerontology 
B) social chronology 
C) age studies 
D) elder studies 
E) social genealogy 
A) social gerontology 
B) social chronology 
C) age studies 
D) elder studies 
E) social genealogy

Question 9

Pick a game you played as a child and use it to explain George Herbert Mead's theory of the development of the self and the process children go through to acquire self-consciousness.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Which theories of aging emphasize that the aging process is shaped by historical time and place?

Accepted Answer

A) historical theories 
B) functionalist theories 
C) social conflict theories 
D) life course theories 
E) none of the above 
A) historical theories 
B) functionalist theories 
C) social conflict theories 
D) life course theories 
E) none of the above

Question 11

Among the elderly,which group is most likely to experience poor health,isolation,and economic insecurity?

Accepted Answer

A) young-old 
B) old-old 
C) middle-old 
D) oldest old 
E) very old 
A) young-old 
B) old-old 
C) middle-old 
D) oldest old 
E) very old

Question 12

According to George Herbert Mead's theory of socialization,children are not born with __________ but learn to acquire __________ through socialization.

Accepted Answer

A) a generalized other; an identity 
B) intelligence; an identity 
C) social consciousness; a social self 
D) "me"; "I" 
E) an ego; a self 
A) a generalized other; an identity 
B) intelligence; an identity 
C) social consciousness; a social self 
D) "me"; "I" 
E) an ego; a self

Question 13

According to 1950s functionalist theorist Talcott Parsons,failure to find adequate roles for the elderly in U.S.society will cause them to:

Accepted Answer

A) be alienated from society 
B) organize social movements to struggle for more social programs 
C) retire to other countries 
D) move in with the adult children 
E) lose interest in their grandchildren 
A) be alienated from society 
B) organize social movements to struggle for more social programs 
C) retire to other countries 
D) move in with the adult children 
E) lose interest in their grandchildren

Question 14

By what age do children generally have a partial understanding of what gender is?

Accepted Answer

A) ten 
B) at birth 
C) five 
D) two 
E) all of the above 
A) ten 
B) at birth 
C) five 
D) two 
E) all of the above

Question 15

Alyssa likes to pretend that she is a doctor.She uses her mother's thermometer to take the temperature of her stuffed animals and then gives them "medicine" with a teaspoon.George Herbert Mead would say that she is:

Accepted Answer

A) developing a self-consciousness 
B) taking on the role of the other 
C) being egocentric 
D) developing a social self 
E) playing an imaginary game 
A) developing a self-consciousness 
B) taking on the role of the other 
C) being egocentric 
D) developing a social self 
E) playing an imaginary game

Question 16

At a very young age,children are socialized into gender based on:

Accepted Answer

A) the different way that men and women handle children 
B) the different clothing that men and women wear 
C) the different scents that men and women wear 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) the different way that men and women handle children 
B) the different clothing that men and women wear 
C) the different scents that men and women wear 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 17

According to your textbook,which of the following is a reason that the meaning of the term aging is changing today?

Accepted Answer

A) People are not living as long as they used to. 
B) Medicare and Social Security are expanding to include younger adults. 
C) There are more social programs for older people. 
D) Advances in nutrition and health have enabled people to live longer. 
E) Many people are having families later in life. 
A) People are not living as long as they used to. 
B) Medicare and Social Security are expanding to include younger adults. 
C) There are more social programs for older people. 
D) Advances in nutrition and health have enabled people to live longer. 
E) Many people are having families later in life.

Question 18

According to George Herbert Mead,the socialization process occurs in three stages: the "I" stage,the __________ stage,and the generalized other stage.

Accepted Answer

A) "me" 
B) othering 
C) self-consciousness 
D) ego 
E) social self 
A) "me" 
B) othering 
C) self-consciousness 
D) ego 
E) social self

Question 19

Examining the process of socialization in societies reveals that one of the most distinctive features of human beings,compared with other animals,is:

Accepted Answer

A) our self-awareness or the sense that one has an identity distinct and separate from others 
B) the long period of time that we raise our children 
C) how much we socialize with other human beings 
D) the importance of human contact 
E) the importance of gender and racial identity 
A) our self-awareness or the sense that one has an identity distinct and separate from others 
B) the long period of time that we raise our children 
C) how much we socialize with other human beings 
D) the importance of human contact 
E) the importance of gender and racial identity

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a source of self-identity,according to sociologists?

Accepted Answer

A) race 
B) sexual orientation 
C) gender 
D) genetics 
E) class position 
A) race 
B) sexual orientation 
C) gender 
D) genetics 
E) class position

The process by which children become self-aware,knowledgeable people and skilled in the ways of the culture into which they are born is known as:

At age three Emily was beginning to master her spoken language,but she was also able to use her hands to speak some words in sign language.According to Jean Piaget,what stage of cognitive development was Emily in?

Which of the following is an agent of socialization?

Which type of television show depicts the highest number of violent acts per episode?

In modern societies,death is most commonly associated with old age,but a few hundred years ago,death was most commonly associated with:

What age-grade had the highest status in traditional cultures but often lacks authority within the family and community in industrialized societies?

Gender differences are the result of:

The discipline concerned with the study of the social aspects of aging is known as:

Pick a game you played as a child and use it to explain George Herbert Mead's theory of the development of the self and the process children go through to acquire self-consciousness.

Which theories of aging emphasize that the aging process is shaped by historical time and place?

Among the elderly,which group is most likely to experience poor health,isolation,and economic insecurity?

According to George Herbert Mead's theory of socialization,children are not born with but learn to acquire through socialization.

According to 1950s functionalist theorist Talcott Parsons,failure to find adequate roles for the elderly in U.S.society will cause them to:

By what age do children generally have a partial understanding of what gender is?

Alyssa likes to pretend that she is a doctor.She uses her mother's thermometer to take the temperature of her stuffed animals and then gives them "medicine" with a teaspoon.George Herbert Mead would say that she is:

At a very young age,children are socialized into gender based on:

According to your textbook,which of the following is a reason that the meaning of the term aging is changing today?

According to George Herbert Mead,the socialization process occurs in three stages: the "I" stage,the __________ stage,and the generalized other stage.

Examining the process of socialization in societies reveals that one of the most distinctive features of human beings,compared with other animals,is:

Which of the following is NOT a source of self-identity,according to sociologists?

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Exam 3: Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

The process by which children become self-aware,knowledgeable people and skilled in the ways of the culture into which they are born is known as:

At age three Emily was beginning to master her spoken language,but she was also able to use her hands to speak some words in sign language.According to Jean Piaget,what stage of cognitive development was Emily in?

Which of the following is an agent of socialization?

Which type of television show depicts the highest number of violent acts per episode?

In modern societies,death is most commonly associated with old age,but a few hundred years ago,death was most commonly associated with:

What age-grade had the highest status in traditional cultures but often lacks authority within the family and community in industrialized societies?

Gender differences are the result of:

The discipline concerned with the study of the social aspects of aging is known as:

Pick a game you played as a child and use it to explain George Herbert Mead's theory of the development of the self and the process children go through to acquire self-consciousness.

Which theories of aging emphasize that the aging process is shaped by historical time and place?

Among the elderly,which group is most likely to experience poor health,isolation,and economic insecurity?

According to George Herbert Mead's theory of socialization,children are not born with __________ but learn to acquire __________ through socialization.

According to 1950s functionalist theorist Talcott Parsons,failure to find adequate roles for the elderly in U.S.society will cause them to:

By what age do children generally have a partial understanding of what gender is?

Alyssa likes to pretend that she is a doctor.She uses her mother's thermometer to take the temperature of her stuffed animals and then gives them "medicine" with a teaspoon.George Herbert Mead would say that she is:

At a very young age,children are socialized into gender based on:

According to your textbook,which of the following is a reason that the meaning of the term aging is changing today?

According to George Herbert Mead,the socialization process occurs in three stages: the "I" stage,the __________ stage,and the generalized other stage.

Examining the process of socialization in societies reveals that one of the most distinctive features of human beings,compared with other animals,is:

Which of the following is NOT a source of self-identity,according to sociologists?

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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According to George Herbert Mead's theory of socialization,children are not born with but learn to acquire through socialization.