Question 1

According to Mead, social experience involves:

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A)   understanding the world in terms of our senses.
B)   the exchange of symbols.
C)   a mix of biological instinct and learning.
D)   acting but not thinking.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 2

A college is a good example of a total institution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

The tragic case of Anna shows how, without adequate nutrition, a human being cannot develop a healthy personality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which theory developed by the psychologist John B. Watson claims human behavior is not instinctive but learned within a social environment?

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A)   behaviorism
B)   biological psychology
C)   evolutionary psychology
D)   naturalismE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

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 to children social identity in terms of class, ethnicity, and religion.
C)   parents greatly affect a child's sense of self.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Explain the nature-nurture debate. How did Sigmund Freud and George Herbert Mead take different position in this debate?

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Question 8

When Cooley used the concept "looking-glass self," he meant to say that:

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A)   people are self-centered.
B)   people see themselves as they think others see them.
C)   people see things only from their own point of view.
D)   our actions are a reflection of our values.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

On average, a U.S. household has at least one television turned on for how many hours a day?

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A)   two
B)   five
C)   seven
D)   fifteenE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Describe the various stages of the human life course: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. What characteristics do most people in the United States associate with each? How do we know that these stages, although linked to biological changes, are mostly a social construction?

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Question 11

Mead would agree with only one of the following statements. Which one is it?

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A)   Socialization ends with the development of self.
B)   If you win $100 million in a lottery, your self might change.
C)   People are puppets with little control over their lives.
D)   Human behavior reflects both nature and nurture.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Mead considered the "generalized other" to be:

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A)   important individuals in the child's life.
B)   a person who provides complete care for a child.
C)   any "significant other."
D)   widespread cultural norms and values people take as their own.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

In Mead's model, which sequence correctly orders stages of the developing self?

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A)   imitation, play, game, generalized other
B)   imitation, generalized other, play, game
C)   imitation, game, play, generalized other
D)   imitation, generalized other, game, playE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

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

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Question 15

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Question 16

Schools provide children with early experience of bureaucracy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Provide evidence in support of the position that stages of the life course are socially constructed.

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Question 18

Why is the definition of "growing up" more difficult than it used to be? What are the achievements that lead people to say that someone has become an adult? Why is adolescence longer than it was several generations ago? What difference does social class position make in the time frame for "growing up"?

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Question 19

George Herbert Mead used the concept "the looking-glass self" to refer to significant people in our lives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

On average, a U.S. household has at least one television turned on for how many hours a day?

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A)   two
B)   five
C)   seven
D)   fifteenE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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