Question 1

According to Jean Piaget,most people reach the concrete operational phase as adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The process of self-development through which we establish a unique sense of who we are as a person and our relationship to the rest of the world is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  social identity 
B)  the I 
C)  self-identity 
D)  the me 
E)  peer groups

Question 3

Explain the four major criticisms of Sigmund freud's views of gender development.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the four major criticisms of Sigmund...

Question 4

According to Carol Gilligan's (1982)research,women and men differ in their view of moral judgments,with women tending to see contradictions between:

Accepted Answer

A)  centering on personal self-interest and the needs of the generalized other 
B)  employing authoritarian approaches and empathetic approaches 
C)  following strict moral guidelines and avoiding harm to others 
D)  valuing feminist parameters and traditional boundaries 
E)  adhering to individualist motivators and collective rewards

Question 5

According to Deborah Carr,the relationships between women who came of age in the 1950s and 1960s with their daughters could be characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a desire for their daughters to have the family-centered life path that they enjoyed 
B)  a mixture of feelings, including admiration, regret, self-criticism, and concern 
C)  a concern that their daughters are not aggressive enough in a male-dominated world 
D)  conflict as they compete with one another over the scarce resources of time and attention 
E)  confusing feelings arising from regretting having had children and having spent too much time at work

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT part of what is called identity,in the sociological sense?

Accepted Answer

A)  the understanding of who we are 
B)  a set of characteristics we share with others 
C)  a set of characteristics that are completely unique to the individual 
D)  multifacetedness 
E)  the understanding of what is meaningful to us

Question 7

In the experiment by Will et al.(1976),five mothers reacted to an infant differently depending upon whether:

Accepted Answer

A)  the infant was theirs or belonged to another 
B)  other infants were present 
C)  the infant was of the same race or ethnicity as themselves 
D)  the infant was crying or asleep 
E)  the infant was dressed as a boy or a girl

Question 8

According to the text,one of the most important debates and current research areas in socialization focuses on mid-life role changes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Media scholar Marsha Kinder argues that while studying her son using video games,she learned that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the more he played, the lower his IQ went 
B)  he lost interest in other aspects of his life 
C)  the better he became at the games, the more adept he became at drawing cartoons 
D)  the better he became at the games, the faster he was able to learn new languages 
E)  when he stopped playing for long periods of time, he experienced withdrawal-like symptoms

Question 10

According to research by Robert Hodge and David Tripp (1986),the characteristic of television violence that has the most significant effect on children's behavior is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  number of violent acts per hour 
B)  context within which the violence is portrayed 
C)  time of day in which violence is portrayed 
D)  age of the violent actors 
E)  gender of the perpetrators

Question 11

June Statham found that parents who would like to raise their children using nonsexist practices find it difficult to raise children in a gender-neutral way.What are some of the problems these parents face? Give specific examples.

Accepted Answer

The answer of June Statham found that parents who would...

Question 12

The concept of childhood as a particular stage in the life cycle has its origins in:

Accepted Answer

A)  ancient biblical readings 
B)  hunting and gathering societies 
C)  medieval families, particularly among the wealthy 
D)  relatively recent modern times 
E)  traditional patriarchal societies

Question 13

Applying Nancy Chodorow's theory can be problematic when one is examining gender socialization in:

Accepted Answer

A)  poor families 
B)  biracial families 
C)  single-parent families 
D)  middle-class families 
E)  African American families

Question 14

According to Nancy Chodorow's theory of gender development,men are more analytical and manipulative because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  gain a sense of self by making a radical rejection of their closeness to their mothers 
B)  have a more aggressive posture due to higher levels of testosterone 
C)  fear their fathers and develop a gendered self in response 
D)  are more instinctively aggressive 
E)  are more rational than women and more left brain centered

Question 15

findings by Carolyn Rauch,a former senior vice president of the Entertainment Software Association,which state that "there are no studies that show a causal effect" between violent video games and problematic behavior in children,might prompt you to examine her research further because:

Accepted Answer

A)  other studies concur with these findings 
B)  the Entertainment Software Association may have an interest in this conclusion 
C)  Rauch's findings are different than those of her industry colleagues 
D)  her research is clearly outdated 
E)  her research requires a control group

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT true of Statham's (1986)study of parents committed to nonsexist child rearing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most of the parents were middle-class teachers or professors. 
B)  Most parents wanted to foster new combinations of masculine and feminine. 
C)  Most parents were successful with girls but not with boys. 
D)  Parents found it hard to go against existing gender learning. 
E)  Most of the children had gender-type toys given to them by others.

Question 17

What is the difference between social identity and self-identity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social identity is a static concept, whereas self-identity is dynamic. 
B)  Social identity focuses on similarities among people, whereas self-identity focuses on individual differences. 
C)  Social identity describes postindustrial identities, whereas self-identity describes postmodernist identities. 
D)  Social identity is a sociological concept, whereas self-identity is a psychological concept. 
E)  Self-identity is a sociological concept whereas social identity is a psychological concept.

Question 18

The period when peers,the media,and other social institutions begin to heavily influence socialization beginning in later childhood is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  formal operational socialization 
B)  primary socialization 
C)  secondary socialization 
D)  generalized other socialization 
E)  young adulthood socialization

Question 19

Jean Piaget's theory of child development is based on the stages of emotive development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Weitzman's research in the 1970s found that most storybooks and television for children portrayed:

Accepted Answer

A)  general gender equality 
B)  gender equality at home but not in the workforce 
C)  traditional gender role reinforcement 
D)  marked change in female but not male roles 
E)  significant change in male roles but traditional female roles

Exam 4: Socialization And The Life Cycle

According to Jean Piaget,most people reach the concrete operational phase as adults.

The process of self-development through which we establish a unique sense of who we are as a person and our relationship to the rest of the world is known as:

Explain the four major criticisms of Sigmund freud's views of gender development.

According to Carol Gilligan's (1982) research,women and men differ in their view of moral judgments,with women tending to see contradictions between:

According to Deborah Carr,the relationships between women who came of age in the 1950s and 1960s with their daughters could be characterized by:

Which of the following is NOT part of what is called identity,in the sociological sense?

In the experiment by Will et al.(1976) ,five mothers reacted to an infant differently depending upon whether:

According to the text,one of the most important debates and current research areas in socialization focuses on mid-life role changes.

Media scholar Marsha Kinder argues that while studying her son using video games,she learned that:

According to research by Robert Hodge and David Tripp (1986) ,the characteristic of television violence that has the most significant effect on children's behavior is the:

June Statham found that parents who would like to raise their children using nonsexist practices find it difficult to raise children in a gender-neutral way.What are some of the problems these parents face? Give specific examples.

The concept of childhood as a particular stage in the life cycle has its origins in:

Applying Nancy Chodorow's theory can be problematic when one is examining gender socialization in:

According to Nancy Chodorow's theory of gender development,men are more analytical and manipulative because they:

findings by Carolyn Rauch,a former senior vice president of the Entertainment Software Association,which state that "there are no studies that show a causal effect" between violent video games and problematic behavior in children,might prompt you to examine her research further because:

Which of the following is NOT true of Statham's (1986) study of parents committed to nonsexist child rearing?

What is the difference between social identity and self-identity?

The period when peers,the media,and other social institutions begin to heavily influence socialization beginning in later childhood is referred to as:

Jean Piaget's theory of child development is based on the stages of emotive development.

Weitzman's research in the 1970s found that most storybooks and television for children portrayed: