Question 1

Gender socialization begins at:

Accepted Answer

A)  infancy
B)  toddlerhood
C)  early adolescence
D)  adolescence
E)  young adulthood A

Question 2

In addition to the family,one of the most important socializing agents for school-age children in modern societies is:

Accepted Answer

A)  their extended family
B)  their teachers
C)  their peer groups
D)  their babysitters
E)  the parents of their friends C

Question 3

At Sally's birthday party,her mother reminded her to say "thank you" every time she opened a present from a friend.Sally's mom was engaging in the process of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Sociologists refer to "the biological,psychological,and social processes that affect people as they grow older" as:

Accepted Answer

A)  dying
B)  aging
C)  socialization
D)  social growth
E)  living

Question 5

A person can have several social identities at one time,and these social identities can have a profound impact on the person's self-identity.Using yourself as an example,explain at least three social identities you have and how they influence your self-identity.

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Question 6

In second grade,Jeanne was earning A's on her math tests,which included multiplication and division.According to Jean Piaget,what stage of child development is Jeanne in?

Accepted Answer

A)  the preoperational stage
B)  the concrete operational stage
C)  the formal operational stage
D)  the generalized other stage
E)  the logical stage

Question 7

Your textbook outlines five stages of the life course.Which stage is currently seeing the greatest growth in the number of people and is therefore of the great interest to policy makers?

Accepted Answer

A)  infants
B)  adolescents
C)  mature adults
D)  teenagers
E)  older adults

Question 8

For most individuals in modern society,the agent of socialization that is most responsible for their early childhood development is:

Accepted Answer

A)  their preschool
B)  their friends at school
C)  the television
D)  the family
E)  the government

Question 9

Elder abuse is present when an elderly person experiences which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual abuse
B)  emotional abuse
C)  neglect and abandonment
D)  financial abuse
E)  all of the above

Question 10

Your textbook begins chapter three with the example of five-year-old Boo and his Halloween costume.Using this example,explain how Boo's self-identity may have been shaped by this situation and the role that different agents of socialization played in this process.Which agent of socialization do you think would have the greatest impact on Boo's self-identity? Explain.

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Question 11

Explain the five stages of the life course.How are these stages different in modern societies compared with more traditional societies?

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Question 12

Peer groups can best be defined as social groups in which members:

Accepted Answer

A)  grew up in the same household
B)  have the same interests
C)  are of similar age and social background
D)  were born in the same country
E)  have know each other for at least a decade

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the relationship between identity and socialization,according to sociologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Through socialization, individuals are robbed of their individuality and free will.
B)  Through socialization, we lose the identity we were born with.
C)  Through socialization, each person develops an identity and capacity for individual thought and action.
D)  After the age of twelve we have already been socialized into the identity that we will have for the rest of our lives.
E)  There is no relationship between socialization and identity.

Question 14

According to George Herbert Mead,children develop a sense of self by:

Accepted Answer

A)  going through distinct stages of sensorimotor development
B)  going to school and learning to read
C)  going to church and gaining a soul
D)  imitating other people
E)  ignoring their parents

Question 15

Critics of functionalist theories of aging argue that these theories:

Accepted Answer

A)  place too much emphasis on the importance of the elderly in modern societies
B)  emphasize the need for the elderly to adjust to existing conditions rather than participate in changing them
C)  give too much agency to the elderly in defining their own role in society
D)  focus too little on racial inequalities affecting the elderly
E)  pay too much attention to physical and mental decline of the elderly

Question 16

Functionalists argue that social roles:

Accepted Answer

A)  have changed little in the last 500 years
B)  are related to social power
C)  are the same in all societies
D)  are in a constant state of change
E)  are fixed and unchanging

Question 17

Among the elderly,which group is most likely to be independent,healthy,and actively engaged?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

The process of self-consciousness,in which we create and re-create who we are is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  social identity
B)  self-identity
C)  the "I"
D)  the "me"
E)  socialization

Question 19

Which of the following groups is more likely to live past age sixty-five in U.S.society?

Accepted Answer

A)  blacks
B)  whites
C)  foreign-born people
D)  people born in two-parent households
E)  Asian Americans

Question 20

In many African societies young men are circumcised between the ages of twelve and eighteen in a ceremonial fashion that marks their transition from one __________ to another.

Accepted Answer

A)  age group
B)  age-grade
C)  peer group
D)  manhood
E)  social class

Exam 3: Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging