Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  a nutritious diet 
B)  poverty 
C)  difficulty accessing health care 
D)  neglect and abandonment

Question 2

All social science theories of child socialization emphasize:

Accepted Answer

A)  that social isolation does not influence socialization 
B)  the significance of brain development 
C)  the role of genetics 
D)  the importance of human contact

Question 3

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

Question 4

According to 1950s functionalist theorist Talcott Parsons,failure to find adequate roles for the elderly in U.S.society will cause them to:

Accepted Answer

A)  be alienated from society 
B)  organize social movements to struggle for more social programs 
C)  retire to other countries 
D)  move in with the adult children

Question 5

According to George Herbert Mead,the socialization process occurs in three stages: the "I" stage,the __________ stage,and the generalized other stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  "me" 
B)  othering 
C)  self-consciousness 
D)  ego

Question 6

According to George Herbert Mead's theory of socialization,children are not born with __________ but learn to acquire __________ through socialization.

Accepted Answer

A)  a soul; an identity 
B)  intelligence; an identity 
C)  social consciousness; a social self 
D)  an ego; a self

Question 7

Humans cannot be socialized without:

Accepted Answer

A)  regular social interaction with others 
B)  proper medical treatment 
C)  educated parents who are familiar with theories of child psychology 
D)  two parents: a mother and a father

Question 8

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 9

By what age do children generally have a partial understanding of what gender is?

Accepted Answer

A)  ten 
B)  at birth 
C)  five 
D)  two

Question 10

At age three Emily was beginning to master her spoken language,but she was also able to use her hands to speak some words in sign language.According to Jean Piaget,what stage of cognitive development was Emily in?

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete operational 
B)  preoperational 
C)  formal operational 
D)  linguistic

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  young adulthood 
B)  mature adulthood 
C)  teenager 
D)  tween

Question 12

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:

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete operational 
B)  egocentric 
C)  formal operational 
D)  selfish

Question 13

According to George Herbert Mead's theory of socialization,when children learn what it is like to be in the shoes of another person,they have developed:

Accepted Answer

A)  a social self 
B)  other-consciousness 
C)  selflessness 
D)  the "I"

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  lonely 
B)  wise 
C)  trendy 
D)  financially savvy

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

Question 17

Socialization is the process by which members of society learn the norms and values of society from their elders,thereby allowing the society to __________ over time.

Accepted Answer

A)  socially reproduce itself 
B)  drastically change itself 
C)  have conflict among the generations 
D)  biologically reproduce itself

Exam 3: Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging