Question 1

Of all social institutions, the family has the greatest impact on socialization.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In Freud's model of personality, which element of the personality represents a person's efforts to balance the demands of society and innate pleasure-seeking drives?

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A)   id
B)   ego
C)   superego
D)   generalized other

Question 3

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, play

Question 4

On the basis of Melvin Kohn's study of what parents expect of their children, high-income parents are likely to be most concerned when their child:

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A)   is given a "tardy slip" for being late to school.
B)   needs to be told what he should draw during free art time.
C)   is labeled a "nonconformist."
D)   is said to have an "active imagination."

Question 5

The social sciences, including sociology, make the claim that:

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A)   humans have instincts that guide our lives.
B)   biological forces underlie human culture.
C)   as humans, to nurture is our nature.
D)   Darwin's model of biological evolution explains patterns of human culture.

Question 6

What concept refers to the lifelong social experience by which human beings develop their potential and learn culture?

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A)   socialization
B)   personality
C)   human nature
D)   behaviorism

Question 7

If you were to put together the lesson learned from the cases of Anna, Isabelle, and Genie, you would correctly conclude that:

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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 correct.

Question 8

The Harlow studies found that six months of social isolation was sufficient to permanently damage infant rhesus monkeys.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Lawrence Kohlberg claims that individuals develop the capacity for moral reasoning in stages as they grow older.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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 obedience

Question 11

Mead's theory of the self is completely social he recognized no role for biology in personality development.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Mead placed the origin of the self in:

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A)   biological drives.
B)   culture.
C)   social experience.
D)   the functioning of the brain.

Question 13

Industrialization brings with it a rise in the social standing of old people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to Jean Piaget, language and other symbols are first used in the preoperational stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

As the proportion of women and men in old age increases, we can expect U.S. culture to become more comfortable with the reality of death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 the above are correct.

Question 17

Even years of social isolation in infancy may not cause permanent and irreversible developmental damage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What did George Herbert Mead mean by "self"? What are the steps in the development of the self?

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Question 20

Based on the text's survey of the life course, you might conclude that:

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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.

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

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As the proportion of women and men in old age increases, we can expect U.S. culture to become more comfortable with the reality of death.

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Industrialization brings with it a rise in the social standing of old people.

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The Harlow studies found that six months of social isolation was sufficient to permanently damage infant rhesus monkeys.

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Even years of social isolation in infancy may not cause permanent and irreversible developmental damage.

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

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The social sciences, including sociology, make the claim that:

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What concept refers to the lifelong social experience by which human beings develop their potential and learn culture?

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If you were to put together the lesson learned from the cases of Anna, Isabelle, and Genie, you would correctly conclude 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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According to Jean Piaget, language and other symbols are first used in the preoperational stage.

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Lawrence Kohlberg claims that individuals develop the capacity for moral reasoning in stages as they grow older.

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

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In Freud's model of personality, which element of the personality represents a person's efforts to balance the demands of society and innate pleasure-seeking drives?

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Of all social institutions, the family has the greatest impact on socialization.

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Based on the text's survey of the life course, you might conclude that:

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