Question 1

According to Erving Goffman,people define situations interactionally through expressions of behavior,which are the tools we use to project our definition of a situation to one another.Explain what Goffman means by expressions given and expressions given off.

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Question 2

The term "socialization" refers to:

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A)   the lifelong process by which people learn the norms, values, and beliefs of their culture.
B)   the fact that human nature is essentially self-centered and must be unlearned.
C)   the interaction between different societies' cultures.
D)   the process by which individuals come to know one another.

Question 3

One of the most striking contrasts in restaurants is between the demeanor of cooks and that of servers.Servers are paid to be nice,pleasant,and courteous.Cooks,on the other hand,are usually not required to act this way.The part of a server's job that does not apply to a cook is called:

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A)   interactional context
B)   emotion work
C)   the social construction of emotions
D)   being an agent of socialization

Question 4

Appearance,manner,style of dress,race,gender,and age are all elements of:

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A)   an individual's personal front.
B)   setting or region.
C)   expressions given.
D)   the superego.

Question 5

Describe how television can be a powerful and covert agent of socialization.

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Question 6

Young army recruits arriving at boot camp are about to enter which of the following?

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A)   A total institution
B)   An orientation course
C)   An open institution
D)   A partial institution

Question 7

According to George Herbert Mead,how does the self develop? Which important developmental markers or milestones does he highlight? Give examples.

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According to Mead,the development of the...

Question 8

Why does the family have such a powerful impact as an agent of socialization?

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A)   Respect for parents is one of the key values of modern society.
B)   No matter what stage of life we are in, the family plays an important role in our everyday lives.
C)   The family is where we begin the socialization process before there are any other competing influences.
D)   family values are strong today in the United States.

Question 9

Which of the following is not an example of an altered life circumstance that will require a significant degree of resocialization?

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A)   Going away to college
B)   Getting a promotion at work
C)   Retiring
D)   Joining a gym

Question 10

Research on teen smoking and other deviant behaviors has found that the most important factor in statistically predicting whether a teen will take up a particular deviant behavior is the presence or absence of peers who also engage in that behavior.This is probably because the other teens are acting:

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A)   in ways that are closely connected to the family.
B)   in cooperation with schools and the media.
C)   as the most powerful long-term force in their friends' lives.
D)   as agents of socialization.

Question 11

What happens to the development of feral children who are raised without significant social contact? What does this demonstrate about the importance of socialization?

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Question 12

Susie isn't old enough to go to school yet,but she loves to play house.She has a toy stove and she pretends to be a mother.Sometimes,when that gets boring,she goes outside,takes a garden hose,and pretends to be a firefighter.George Herbert Mead would say that Susie is:

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A)   in the play stage.
B)   in the game stage.
C)   her own generalized other.
D)   aware of the roles of others.

Question 13

What is the relationship between Sister Pauline Quinn's program,in which prison inmates train service and therapy dogs,and sociological concepts of the self and of interaction?

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A)   The process of training dogs helps resocialize prisoners.
B)   The program now has branches in almost every prison in the United States, demonstrating globalization.
C)   Quinn's program was founded on freudian principles, including the idea of the id, ego, and superego.
D)   The original research on Quinn's program was done by George Herbert Mead, who laid the groundwork for research on the self and interaction.

Question 14

Churches usually teach their members rules,often codifying these rules into formal commandments to be followed.Because of this,churches can be called:

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A)   Dramaturgists
B)   Part of the media
C)   Total institutions
D)   Agents of socialization

Question 15

Parents often buy their children gender-specific toys.Boys get action figures that encourage active and aggressive play;girls get dolls and toy ovens that encourage domesticity.This is part of what process?

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A)   Personality
B)   Socialization
C)   Social isolation
D)   Status conflict

Question 16

Some researchers have argued that in highly individualistic cultures,such as that of the United States,the emotion of shame is usually triggered by individual actions,whereas in more collectivist cultures,like Japan's,shame is linked to groups.This would seem to indicate that:

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A)   the United States is far more dramaturgically inclined than other cultures.
B)   Japanese people have more trouble with emotion work than Americans do.
C)   emotions have a strong genetic component.
D)   emotions aren't always merely personal, because the expression of emotions can also be social and cultural.

Question 17

A female police officer who struggles with commanding respect from male colleagues while also presenting herself in traditionally feminine ways may be experiencing:

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A)   Stereotyping
B)   Bigotry
C)   Role conflict
D)   Role strain

Question 18

According to the sociological explanation of emotions,which of the following statements about grief is true?

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A)   Both the experience of grief and the expressions of grief are universal.
B)   Neither the experience of grief nor the expressions of grief are universal.
C)   Neither the experience of grief nor the expressions of grief have any social component.
D)   The experience of grief is universal, but expressions of grief are cultural.

Question 19

What is the looking-glass self?

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Question 20

In the psychoanalytic theory developed by Sigmund freud,which part of our mind is responsible for representing culture within us and serving as the moral component of our personality?

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A)   The id
B)   The ego
C)   The superego
D)   The unconscious

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Churches usually teach their members rules,often codifying these rules into formal commandments to be followed.Because of this,churches can be called:

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Some researchers have argued that in highly individualistic cultures,such as that of the United States,the emotion of shame is usually triggered by individual actions,whereas in more collectivist cultures,like Japan's,shame is linked to groups.This would seem to indicate that:

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According to Erving Goffman,people define situations interactionally through expressions of behavior,which are the tools we use to project our definition of a situation to one another.Explain what Goffman means by expressions given and expressions given off.

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In the psychoanalytic theory developed by Sigmund freud,which part of our mind is responsible for representing culture within us and serving as the moral component of our personality?

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What is the looking-glass self?

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Parents often buy their children gender-specific toys.Boys get action figures that encourage active and aggressive play;girls get dolls and toy ovens that encourage domesticity.This is part of what process?

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Young army recruits arriving at boot camp are about to enter which of the following?

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Why does the family have such a powerful impact as an agent of socialization?

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What happens to the development of feral children who are raised without significant social contact? What does this demonstrate about the importance of socialization?

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A female police officer who struggles with commanding respect from male colleagues while also presenting herself in traditionally feminine ways may be experiencing:

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What is the relationship between Sister Pauline Quinn's program,in which prison inmates train service and therapy dogs,and sociological concepts of the self and of interaction?

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According to the sociological explanation of emotions,which of the following statements about grief is true?

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The term "socialization" refers to:

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Susie isn't old enough to go to school yet,but she loves to play house.She has a toy stove and she pretends to be a mother.Sometimes,when that gets boring,she goes outside,takes a garden hose,and pretends to be a firefighter.George Herbert Mead would say that Susie is:

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According to George Herbert Mead,how does the self develop? Which important developmental markers or milestones does he highlight? Give examples.

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One of the most striking contrasts in restaurants is between the demeanor of cooks and that of servers.Servers are paid to be nice,pleasant,and courteous.Cooks,on the other hand,are usually not required to act this way.The part of a server's job that does not apply to a cook is called:

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Appearance,manner,style of dress,race,gender,and age are all elements of:

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Which of the following is not an example of an altered life circumstance that will require a significant degree of resocialization?

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Describe how television can be a powerful and covert agent of socialization.

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Some researchers have argued that in highly individualistic cultures,such as that of the United States,the emotion of shame is usually triggered by individual actions,whereas in more collectivist cultures,like Japan's,shame is linked to groups.This would seem to indicate that:

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According to Erving Goffman,people define situations interactionally through expressions of behavior,which are the tools we use to project our definition of a situation to one another.Explain what Goffman means by expressions given and expressions given off.

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In the psychoanalytic theory developed by Sigmund freud,which part of our mind is responsible for representing culture within us and serving as the moral component of our personality?

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What is the looking-glass self?

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Young army recruits arriving at boot camp are about to enter which of the following?

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Why does the family have such a powerful impact as an agent of socialization?

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What happens to the development of feral children who are raised without significant social contact? What does this demonstrate about the importance of socialization?

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According to the sociological explanation of emotions,which of the following statements about grief is true?

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The term "socialization" refers to:

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