Question 1

Which of the following forms can feedback from any environment take?

Accepted Answer

A)  constraint or sanction
B)  constraint or cooperation
C)  cooperation or resistance
D)  resistance or sanction C

Question 2

Six-year-old Tiffany's parents buy her an Easy Bake oven, a Barbie doll, and some princess dress-up clothes for her birthday.What are they engaging in?

Accepted Answer

A)  feminization
B)  female bonding
C)  gender socialization
D)  self-fulfilling prophecy C

Question 3

According to the textbook, what BEST explains different ways of thinking developed in ancient China and Greece?

Accepted Answer

A)  innate psychology
B)  social structure
C)  evolutionary differences
D)  common human nature B

Question 4

Which theory has proposed the concept of the hidden curriculum?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalism
B)  role theory
C)  conflict theory
D)  psychoanalysis

Question 5

Define and give an example of social role.

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Question 6

Which of the following refers to widely shared expectations about how males and females are supposed to act?

Accepted Answer

A)  media roles
B)  gender roles
C)  sex roles
D)  ideal roles

Question 7

Discuss class and gender differences in the emergence of childhood as a life stage.

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Question 8

What is the dominant socializing agent from middle childhood through adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  the family
B)  a school
C)  a peer group
D)  the mass media

Question 9

Which of the following best characterizes cyber-bullying?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is harmless.
B)  It is harmful.
C)  It is common among the elderly, but not the young.
D)  It is common among women, but not men.

Question 10

In preindustrial societies, why were children expected to grow up quickly?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was thought that this would protect them from abuse.
B)  Children developed a sense of right and wrong at an earlier age.
C)  In traditional societies, people internalize the generalized other almost from birth.
D)  This enabled children to be put to work as soon as possible.

Question 11

According to George Herbert Mead, how do children first learn to use language and other symbols?

Accepted Answer

A)  They develop the ability to repress the trauma associated with birth.
B)  They imitate important people in their lives.
C)  They pretend to be other people.
D)  They learn the important symbols at school.

Question 12

What is a gender role? Give examples.

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Question 13

Sociological research shows that families have more influence on many important areas of life than do peer groups.Which of the following is one such area?

Accepted Answer

A)  clothing choices
B)  music preference
C)  educational aspirations
D)  entertainment preferences

Question 14

What developmental deficit has research of initially neglected Romanian orphans shown even years after adoption?

Accepted Answer

A)  inferior height and weight
B)  emotional and intellectual underdevelopment
C)  weak hand-eye coordination
D)  insufficient aggression

Question 15

Most people attempt to develop skills that enable them to perform their gender roles in a culturally conventional way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which profile best describes Canadians who watch more television than others?

Accepted Answer

A)  higher income, female, younger
B)  higher income, male, younger
C)  lower income, female, older
D)  lower income, male, older

Question 17

What do sociologists call conscious preparation for roles that a person would like to fill at some point in the future?

Accepted Answer

A)  anticipatory socialization
B)  functional imperative
C)  secondary socialization
D)  functional anticipation

Question 18

The conflict between adolescents and parents may be intense.Which of the following is also its usual characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is permanent.
B)  It is long lasting.
C)  It is temporary.
D)  It is less intense than the media portray.

Question 19

Students may believe that they are evaluated solely on the basis of impersonal test scores.However, the textbook suggests that other criteria also influence success or failure in school and in the work world.What are these other criteria?

Accepted Answer

A)  flattering teachers and bosses
B)  class, gender, and race
C)  physical strength
D)  the definition of the situation

Question 20

Define the "looking-glass self" and give an example of it.

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Exam 4: Socialization