Exam 3: Socialization

What are the characteristics of a "peer group"?

Because of the power of peers and social institutions,we are all prisoners of socialization.

What is the purpose of an initiation rite? What are some initiation rites adolescents go through in cultures around the world?

What is another name for "the society within us"?

What term applies to the stages that people pass through from birth to death,beginning with "childhood" and concluding with "the older years"?

In Mead's theory of development,what is the difference between the "I" and the "me"?

Video games have begun to portray women in changing gender roles,such as Lara Croft,the adventure-seeking archaeologist,and Xena,Warrior Princess. This change in roles may also serve as ________.

Professor Zale bases her self-concept as a professor on the interactions she has with students,and the reactions she receives from them during class. In view of this,which process is Professor Zale utilizing?

George Herbert Mead theorized that learning to take the role of the other entails three stages-the ________,_______,and _______ stages.

What is resocialization?

Frank is the son of a middle-class family. He took the family car without permission last night,returning home at 3 AM with the smell of alcohol on his breath. It is most likely,based on the research of Kohn,that the next day Frank's parents will ________.

In Freud's theory,what part of the personality represents the pleasure-seeking aspect,demanding immediate fulfillment of basic needs such as attention,food,safety,and sex?

-Based on Figure 3.2,"Transitional Adulthood: A New Stage in the Life Course," which statement BEST summarizes the graph?

Cooley's conclusions about the looking-glass self appear to be true for people around the world.

People and groups that influence our orientation to life-our self-concept,emotions,attitudes,and behaviors-are called ________.

A young woman is contemplating a particular behavior,in this case dropping out of college. She is also considering an awareness of the self in relationship to others to avoid feelings of shame and embarrassment. This is referred to as her ________.