Question 1

Compare and contrast each of the following theories of aging: activity theory,disengagement theory,and conflict theory.Given the elderly people you know,explain which theory you think best explains the situation of most elderly people in our society today.

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Question 2

In our schools we learn a formal curriculum in various academic subjects.However,schools are more subtle agents of socialization.Which of the following is an example of the latent aspects of socialization in schools?

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A) teaching students proper English 
B) affecting students' expectations of themselves 
C) teaching students the importance of math 
D) making certain that students learn proper use of the comma 
E) none of the above

Question 3

Pointing to medieval paintings in which children were portrayed with mature faces and participating in the same work and play activities as adults,French historian Philippe Ariès made the argument that:

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A) children were considered nuisances 
B) childhood did not exist in medieval times 
C) children had the same rights as adults 
D) children often married very young 
E) childhood lasted much longer in medieval times

Question 4

Jean Piaget refers to the stage in which a child is learning about the world around him or her by handling different objects as the:

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A) egocentric stage 
B) preoperational stage 
C) sensorimotor stage 
D) touch stage 
E) tactile stage

Question 5

The process whereby societies have structured continuity over time is known as:

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A) social dominance 
B) structured time flow 
C) social reproduction 
D) biological reproduction 
E) social continuity

Question 6

There are many agents of socialization,but the most significant agent of childhood socialization is:

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A) television and magazines 
B) the family 
C) friends 
D) teachers 
E) coworkers

Question 7

Explain Jean Piaget's four stages of cognitive development.According to Piaget,the first three stages are universal,but some adults never reach the fourth stage.Explain why.

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Question 8

Which stage of personal and sexual development is unique to modern societies?

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A) young adulthood 
B) mature adulthood 
C) teenager 
D) tween 
E) all of the above

Question 9

According to Jean Piaget,when one is not able to comprehend other people's perspectives and believes that only his or her own outlook is accurate,this behavior can be labeled as:

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A) concrete operational 
B) egocentric 
C) formal operational 
D) selfish 
E) symbolic relativist

Question 10

There are several stages of the human life course.Which stage of the course became a clear and distinct stage only in modern societies?

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A) career stage 
B) infancy 
C) elder 
D) childhood 
E) old age

Question 11

In a 1972 study of gender roles in children's books by Lenore Weitzman,she found that:

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A) the vast majority of the characters were female 
B) females were more likely to be involved in adventurous activities 
C) females were more likely to be indoors and engaged in passive activities 
D) there was a balance of male and female characters 
E) boys were engaged in both occupational and homemaking activities

Question 12

Imagine that you and your family want to raise a child in a gender-neutral way.Discuss how this process of gender-neutral socialization would be affected by agents of socialization other than your own family as your child grows into a young adult.

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Question 13

According to activity theory,both the elderly and society can benefit:

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A) if elderly people retire from their jobs so the younger generation can fill them 
B) if the elderly remain physically active but refrain from too much social activity 
C) if the elderly remain socially active but do not tax themselves physically 
D) if elderly people remain actively engaged in work and other social roles as long as they can 
E) if the elderly remain actively engaged in family life only

Question 14

Which theories of aging point to social institutions that favor those who have the most economic power as the source of many of the problems of aging?

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A) social conflict theories 
B) functionalist theories 
C) institutional theories 
D) life course theories 
E) none of the above

Question 15

Elderly people in the United States are likely to be stereotyped as:

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A) lonely 
B) embittered 
C) sad 
D) dependent 
E) all of the above

Question 16

All social science theories of child socialization emphasize:

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A) that social isolation does not impact socialization 
B) the significance of brain development 
C) the priority of the preoperational stage 
D) the importance of human contact 
E) the role of genetics

Question 17

Compare and contrast the child development theories of George Herbert Mead and Jean Piaget.Which one do you believe provides a more accurate explanation of child development today? Explain.

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Question 18

Jean Piaget's theory of child development is based on:

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A) the importance of family in early childhood 
B) the important of schooling in early childhood 
C) the emergence of a sense of self 
D) the stages of cognitive development 
E) none of the above

Question 19

The socially defined expectations for a person in a given social position are referred to by sociologists as:

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A) social outcomes 
B) social roles 
C) social identities 
D) social norms 
E) social pressures

Question 20

According to conflict theorists,which of the following among the elderly tend to fare the worst?

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A) women 
B) low-income people 
C) ethnic minorities 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Exam 3: Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging