Question 1

Which of the following concepts refers to a setting where a staff tries to radically change someone's personality through carefully controlling the environment?

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A)   anticipatory social center
B)   cohort community
C)   a total institution
D)   a degradation ceremonyE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Melvin Kohn demonstrated that parents of all social classes have much the same expectations of their children.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

According to Carol Gilligan, the self-esteem of girls steadily increases through the teenage years.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to Erving Goffman, what key traits define a total institution?

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Question 5

Which of the following statements comes closest to describing Erik H. Erikson's view of socialization?

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A)   Personality develops over the entire life course in patterned stages.
B)   Personality involves tensions between the forces of biology and forces of culture.
C)   We come to see ourselves as we think others see us.
D)   Most of our personality development takes place in childhood.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D) A

Question 6

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

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Jean Piaget's contribution to our unders...

Question 7

Anticipatory socialization refers to trying to avoid unpleasant social experiences.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In historical perspective, the importance of the mass media to the socialization process has:

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A)   increased over time.
B)   been about the same over the last century.
C)   decreased over time.
D)   The mass media have never played a large part in the socialization process.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Erik H. Erikson emphasized that almost all important socialization takes place in childhood.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the United States, many young girls feel they are expected to excel at school, to be feminine, attractive, and to "be themselves" as well-which is often difficult.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Total institutions operate with the goal of resocializing inmates.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 12

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) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 13

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 poor societies do.
C)   poor societies extend childhood much longer than rich societies do.
D)   biological immaturity is the main factor that defines childhood.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

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) A) and D)

Question 15

The "id" in Freud's work represents the human being's basic needs, which are unconscious and demand immediate satisfaction.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Based on everything you have read in this chapter, what are some of the ways in which girls and boys differ in their socialization experience? Provide specific examples in your response.

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Some ways in which girls and boys differ...

Question 17

During adolescence, the family's influence on children virtually stops.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What are the specific contributions to human development made by family, school, peer group, and mass media? Do these agents of socialization always convey the same lessons to people? In your response, provide several specific examples.

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The family, school, peer group, and mass...

Question 19

Mead placed the origin of the self in:

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A)   biological drives.
B)   genetics.
C)   social experience.
D)   the functioning of the brain.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Summarize Freud's theory of human personality, Piaget's approach to human development, and Mead's view of the development of the self. What do all the theories have in common? What are the main differences among them?

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Freud's theory of human personality is b...

Exam 5: Socialization

Which of the following concepts refers to a setting where a staff tries to radically change someone's personality through carefully controlling the environment?

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Melvin Kohn demonstrated that parents of all social classes have much the same expectations of their children.

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According to Carol Gilligan, the self-esteem of girls steadily increases through the teenage years.

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According to Erving Goffman, what key traits define a total institution?

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Which of the following statements comes closest to describing Erik H. Erikson's view of socialization?

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

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Anticipatory socialization refers to trying to avoid unpleasant social experiences.

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In historical perspective, the importance of the mass media to the socialization process has:

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Erik H. Erikson emphasized that almost all important socialization takes place in childhood.

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In the United States, many young girls feel they are expected to excel at school, to be feminine, attractive, and to "be themselves" as well-which is often difficult.

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Total institutions operate with the goal of resocializing inmates.

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

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Looking at childhood in global perspective, we find that:

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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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The "id" in Freud's work represents the human being's basic needs, which are unconscious and demand immediate satisfaction.

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Based on everything you have read in this chapter, what are some of the ways in which girls and boys differ in their socialization experience? Provide specific examples in your response.

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During adolescence, the family's influence on children virtually stops.

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What are the specific contributions to human development made by family, school, peer group, and mass media? Do these agents of socialization always convey the same lessons to people? In your response, provide several specific examples.

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Mead placed the origin of the self in:

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Summarize Freud's theory of human personality, Piaget's approach to human development, and Mead's view of the development of the self. What do all the theories have in common? What are the main differences among them?

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