Question 1

Which of the following best summarizes how disengagement theory views the elderly?

Accepted Answer

A)  As people age,they are more interested in watching TV than interacting with others. 
B)  As people age,they no longer want to participate fully in society. 
C)  As people age,they need to be removed from their traditional roles to free up those roles for the younger generation. 
D)  As people age,they are not given the same respect as the younger generation.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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 3

In many African societies young men are circumcised between the ages of 12 and 18 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

Question 4

Pick one agent of socialization other than your family and explain the role it played in your socialization as a child.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Sociologists argue that social and geographic mobility has affected our self-identities in which way?

Accepted Answer

A)  Our self-identities are less stable. 
B)  Our self-identities are more rigid and unchanging. 
C)  We have a difficult time forming self-identities. 
D)  Our social identities are overwhelming our self-identities.

Question 6

The process by which children become self-aware,knowledgeable people and skilled in the ways of the culture into which they are born is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  evolution 
B)  socialization 
C)  sensitization 
D)  natural selection

Question 7

According to the textbook,at a very young age,children are socialized into gender based on a number of factors,including:

Accepted Answer

A)  brain chemistry 
B)  dietary restrictions 
C)  genetics 
D)  the different way that men and women handle children

Question 8

Examining the process of socialization in societies reveals that one of the most distinctive features of human beings,compared with other animals,is:

Accepted Answer

A)  our self-awareness or the sense that one has an identity distinct and separate from others 
B)  the long time that we raise our children 
C)  how much we socialize with other human beings 
D)  the importance of human contact

Question 9

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 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  men 
B)  wealthy people 
C)  ethnic minorities 
D)  highly educated people

Question 11

What percentage of the elderly in the United States is foreign born?

Accepted Answer

A)  12 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  20 percent 
D)  5 percent

Question 12

Alyssa likes to pretend that she is a doctor.She uses her mother's thermometer to take the temperature of her stuffed animals and then gives them "medicine" with a teaspoon.George Herbert Mead would say that she is:

Accepted Answer

A)  developing a self-consciousness 
B)  taking on the role of the other 
C)  being egocentric 
D)  developing a social self

Question 13

In modern societies,death is most commonly associated with old age,but a few hundred years ago,death was most commonly associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  childhood 
B)  infancy 
C)  all life stages 
D)  mature adulthood

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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 16

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 17

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 12 we have already been socialized into the identity that we will have for the rest of our lives.

Question 18

Gender socialization begins at:

Accepted Answer

A)  infancy 
B)  toddlerhood 
C)  early adolescence 
D)  adolescence

Question 19

What age-grade had the highest status in traditional cultures but often lacks authority within the family and community in industrialized societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  child 
B)  teenager 
C)  young adult 
D)  elder

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 3: Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging