Question 1

A retirement party,a high-school graduation party,and a confirmation party are all examples of

Accepted Answer

A) role taking. 
B) impression management. 
C) rites of passage. 
D) face-work. 
A) role taking. 
B) impression management. 
C) rites of passage. 
D) face-work.

Question 2

Which of the following is the best example of a significant other?

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A) a casual acquaintance 
B) a clerk in a department store 
C) a parent 
D) someone you met at a party last night 
A) a casual acquaintance 
B) a clerk in a department store 
C) a parent 
D) someone you met at a party last night

Question 3

The process of mentally assuming the perspective of another,thereby enabling one to respond from that imagined viewpoint,is known as

Accepted Answer

A) role strain. 
B) resocialization. 
C) face-work. 
D) role taking. 
A) role strain. 
B) resocialization. 
C) face-work. 
D) role taking.

Question 4

A person leaves a singles' bar alone and later tells a friend,"There wasn't anyone interesting in the entire crowd." This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) reverse socialization. 
B) anticipatory socialization. 
C) impression management. 
D) face-work. 
A) reverse socialization. 
B) anticipatory socialization. 
C) impression management. 
D) face-work.

Question 5

The second stage of development in George Herbert Mead's model is the game stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is the third stage of Jean Piaget's cognitive theory of development?

Accepted Answer

A) the preoperational stage 
B) the concrete operational stage 
C) the formal operational stage 
D) the sensorimotor stage 
A) the preoperational stage 
B) the concrete operational stage 
C) the formal operational stage 
D) the sensorimotor stage

Question 7

The dramaturgical approach is

Accepted Answer

A) a view of social interaction in which people are seen as theatrical performers. 
B) a framework developed by George Herbert Mead. 
C) a phrase used to emphasize that the self is the product of our social interaction with others. 
D) the process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life. 
A) a view of social interaction in which people are seen as theatrical performers. 
B) a framework developed by George Herbert Mead. 
C) a phrase used to emphasize that the self is the product of our social interaction with others. 
D) the process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life.

Question 8

Life-course theorists suggest socialization

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A) stops after a person experiences a rite of passage. 
B) continues through all stages of the life cycle. 
C) is attributable solely to biological influences. 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) stops after a person experiences a rite of passage. 
B) continues through all stages of the life cycle. 
C) is attributable solely to biological influences. 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 9

A child spends a lot of time putting objects into his mouth and touching everything in sight.This child is probably in which stage of development,according to Jean Piaget?

Accepted Answer

A) concrete operational 
B) sensorimotor 
C) formal operational 
D) preoperational 
A) concrete operational 
B) sensorimotor 
C) formal operational 
D) preoperational

Question 10

Describe how the functionalist,conflict,and interactionist perspectives view the role of socialization in creating a social self in society.

Accepted Answer

The functionalist perspective views soci

Question 11

During which of Mead's stages of the self does a child begin to "become" a doctor,a parent,a superhero,or a ship captain?

Accepted Answer

A) the preparatory stage 
B) the game stage 
C) the play stage 
D) the sensorimotor stage 
A) the preparatory stage 
B) the game stage 
C) the play stage 
D) the sensorimotor stage

Question 12

The members of your nuclear family,your athletic coach,a teacher in a large lecture hall,and your best friend are all significant others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Gestures and words that form the basis of human communication are known as

Accepted Answer

A) folkways. 
B) norms. 
C) rites of passage. 
D) symbols. 
A) folkways. 
B) norms. 
C) rites of passage. 
D) symbols.

Exam 14: The Self and Socialization Through the Life Course

A retirement party,a high-school graduation party,and a confirmation party are all examples of

Which of the following is the best example of a significant other?

The process of mentally assuming the perspective of another,thereby enabling one to respond from that imagined viewpoint,is known as

A person leaves a singles' bar alone and later tells a friend,"There wasn't anyone interesting in the entire crowd." This is an example of

The second stage of development in George Herbert Mead's model is the game stage.

Which of the following is the third stage of Jean Piaget's cognitive theory of development?

The dramaturgical approach is

Life-course theorists suggest socialization

A child spends a lot of time putting objects into his mouth and touching everything in sight.This child is probably in which stage of development,according to Jean Piaget?

Describe how the functionalist,conflict,and interactionist perspectives view the role of socialization in creating a social self in society.

During which of Mead's stages of the self does a child begin to "become" a doctor,a parent,a superhero,or a ship captain?

The members of your nuclear family,your athletic coach,a teacher in a large lecture hall,and your best friend are all significant others.

Gestures and words that form the basis of human communication are known as

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