Chapter 5
Sociology 1010 with Jorgenson at University of Utah
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What concept refers to the lifelong social experience by which human beings develop their
potential and learn culture?
(a). socialization
b. personality
c. human nature
d. behaviorism
What concept refers to a person's fairly consistent pattern of acting, thinking, and feeling?
a. socialization
b. behavior
c. human nature
(d). personality
In the nature versus nurture debate, sociologists claim that:
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.
Based on both the Harlows’ research with rhesus monkeys and the case of Anna, the isolated
child, one might reasonably conclude that:
a. the two species react differently to social isolation.
b. both monkeys and humans "bounce back" from long-term isolation.
c. even a few days of social isolation permanently damages both monkeys and
humans.
(d). long-term social isolation leads to permanent developmental damage in both
monkeys and humans.
If you were to put together the lesson learned from the cases of Anna, Isabelle, and Genie, you
would correctly conclude that:
a. social experience plays a crucial part in forming human personality.
(b). both social experience and the presence of the birth mother are crucial to early
development.
c. the effect of long-term social isolation can be overcome in a relatively short time.
d. All of the above are correc
George Herbert Mead considered the self to be:
(a). that part of an individual's personality composed of self-awareness and selfimage.
b. the presence of culture within the individual.
c. basic drives that are self-centered.
d. present in infants at the time of their birth.
Mead placed the origin of the self in:
a. biological drives.
b. genetics.
(c). social experience.
d. the functioning of the brain.
By “taking the role of the other,” Mead had in mind
a. imagining a situation in terms of past experience.
b. recognizing that people have different views of most situations.
(c). imagining a situation from another person's point of view.
d. trading self-centeredness for a focus on helping other people.
When Cooley used the concept "looking-glass self," he meant to say that:
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.
According to Mead, children learn to take the role of the other as they model themselves on
important people in their lives, such as parents. Mead referred to these people as:
a. role models.
b. looking-glass models.
(c.) significant others.
d. the generalized other
In Mead’s model, which sequence correctly orders stages of the developing self?
(a). imitation, play, game, generalized other
b. imitation, generalized other, play, game
c. imitation, game, play, generalized other
d. imitation, generalized other, game, play
Which of the following statements comes closest to describing Erik H. Erikson’s view of
socialization?
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.
Family is important to the socialization process because:
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.
The special contribution of schooling to the socialization process includes:
a. exposing the child to a bureaucratic setting.
b. exposing the child to people of similar social backgrounds.
(c). teaching children to be highly flexible and to express their individuality.
d. helping children break free of gender roles.
The special importance of the peer group is the fact that it:
a. has a greater effect than parents on children’s long-term goals.
(b). lets children escape the direct supervision of parents.
c. gives children experience in an impersonal setting.
d. All of the above are correct.
When people model themselves after the members of peer groups they would like to join, they are
engaging in:
a. group conformity.
b. future directedness.
(c). anticipatory socialization.
d. group rejection.
On average, a U.S. household has at least one television turned on for how many hours a day?
a. two
b. five
(c). seven
d. fifteen
Looking at childhood in global perspective, we find that:
(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.
Industrial societies typically define people in old age as:
(a). the most wise.
b. the most knowledgeable about current fashion and trends.
c. more out of touch and less socially important than younger adults.
d. All of the above are correct.
Based on the text's survey of the life course, you might conclude that:
a. life-course stages are shaped by society and have nothing to do with biology.
b. life-course stages are much the same throughout the world.
(c). while life-course stages are linked to biology, they are largely a social
construction.
d. life-course stages have changed little over recent centuries.
What is the term sociologists give to a category of people with a common characteristic, usually
their age?
a. age subculture
b. generation
c. age group
(d). cohort
Below is a list of traits linked to a total institution; all but one are correct. Which one is NOT
correct?
a. Staff members supervise all the daily life of inmates.
(b). Staff members encourage the individual growth and creativity of inmates.
c. Inmates have standardized food, clothing, and activities.
d. Formal rules direct people's daily routines.
Which of the following best sums up Goffman's idea of the resocialization process?
(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 the above are correct.
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