Question 1

Family is important to the socialization process because

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A)  family members are often what Mead called "significant others."
B)  families pass along social identity to children in terms of class,ethnicity,and religion.
C)  parents greatly affect a child's sense of self.
D)  All of these responses are correct.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following BEST sums up Goffman's idea of the resocialization process?

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A)  break down an old identity,then build up a new identity
B)  reward inmates for being creative
C)  help integrate inmates into the larger society
D)  All of these responses are correct.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 3

What differences did Carol Gilligan find in how males and females make moral judgments?

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Question 4

The focus of Lawrence Kohlberg's research was

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A)  cognition.
B)  the importance of gender in socialization.
C)  moral reasoning.
D)  death and dying.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Imagine American society in 2050,when the share of elderly people in the population is projected to top 20 percent.What changes should be made in order to generate a high quality of life for older people? What changes might a rising share of elders bring to society as a whole?

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In order to generate a high quality of l...

Question 6

Thinking about how patterns of child-rearing vary by class,lower-class parents generally stress _____,while well-to-do parents typically stress _____.

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A)  independence;protecting children
B)  independence;dependence
C)  obedience;creativity
D)  creativity;obedienceE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Looking at childhood in global perspective,we find that

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A)  childhood is a time of play and learning everywhere.
B)  rich societies extend childhood much longer than do poor societies.
C)  poor societies extend childhood much longer than do rich societies.
D)  biological immaturity is the main factor that defines childhood.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C) B

Question 8

Summarize Jean Piaget's contribution to our understanding of socialization.

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Jean Piaget's contribution to our unders...

Question 9

The focus of Lawrence Kohlberg's research was

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A)  cognition.
B)  the importance of gender in socialization.
C)  moral reasoning.
D)  All of these are correct.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

The tragic case of Anna,the isolated girl who was studied by Kingsley Davis,shows that

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A)  humans have most of the same instincts found in other animal species.
B)  without social experience,a child is not able to act or communicate in a meaningful way.
C)  personality is present in humans at birth.
D)  early socialization is not critical to personality development.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

For Jean Piaget,at which stage of development do individuals first use language and other cultural symbols?

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A)  sensorimotor stage
B)  preoperational stage
C)  concrete operational stage
D)  formal operational stageE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Childhood and other stages of the life course are defined similarly in all societies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Since 1960,the poverty rate among the U.S.elderly

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A)  has dropped significantly.
B)  has fluctuated up and down.
C)  has remained stable.
D)  has gone up.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

In the nature versus nurture debate,sociologists claim that

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A)  nature is far more important than nurture.
B)  nurture is far more important than nature.
C)  nature and nurture have equal importance.
D)  neither nature nor nurture creates the essence of our humanity.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C) B

Question 15

In Freud's model of personality,the superego manages the opposing forces of the id and the ego.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Ageism tends to be a problem in industrialized societies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The "ego" in Freud's model of personality is the same as "conscience."

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 18

Mead's theory of the self is completely social;he did not recognize a biological element in personality development.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Based on what you have read in thisCHAPTER,how would sociologists explain the fact that many young people in the United States experience adolescence as a time of confusion?

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A)  There are cultural inconsistencies in this stage when people are no longer children but not yet adults.
B)  Hormones greatly affect adolescents as they mature.
C)  Growth always involves change and change is confusing.
D)  As children,they did not complete the stages of socialization in the proper order.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

According to Piaget,in what stage of human development do individuals experience the world only through sensory contact?

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A)  sensorimotor stage
B)  preoperational stage
C)  concrete operational stage
D)  formal operational stageE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 3: Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

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