Question 1

According to the symbolic interactionist George Herbert Mead,the generalized other is

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A)   the inability of very young children to differentiate between themselves and others.
B)   the guidelines and expectations that are associated with a particular role in society.
C)   an understanding of the rules that govern a network of different players in related roles.
D)   the transition toddlers make from the imitation of infancy to the play stage of childhood.

Question 2

Several cases of children who grew up in extreme social isolation,such as the case of Genie in 1970,suggest that

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A)   most of our mental capacities, and perhaps even the ability to think, are learned through social interaction.
B)   human intelligence is almost entirely determined by heredity.
C)   the effects of isolation at an early age are easily reversible if caught in time.
D)   the effects of extreme isolation in children are irreversible if the situation isn't corrected by the time the child is five years old.

Question 3

What is resocialization? Give an example of a circumstance that would necessitate resocialization.

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The textbook defines resocialization as ...

Question 4

Many people are afraid of picking up hitchhikers.Imagine that a hitchhiker,to get a ride,makes a suitcase out of a gasoline can so that he looks like he's a stranded motorist rather than a hitchhiker.A sociologist would say that the hitchhiker was working on

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A)   expressions of behavior.
B)   impression management.
C)   expressions given off.
D)   expressions given.

Question 5

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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What Goffman calls expressions given are...

Question 6

A woman is hired at a restaurant.On her first day,she is given strict instructions to always wear black pants with a white shirt,to never carry a notepad,and to always address customers as "Sir" or "Madam." All of these things are elements of the waitress's

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A)   backstage.
B)   looking-glass self.
C)   status.
D)   personal front.

Question 7

As children get older,which agent of socialization tends to replace parents as their most intense and immediate influence?

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A)   peers
B)   the media
C)   schools
D)   religion

Question 8

How do sociologists define the self?

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A)   the part of an individual that is displayed to other members of a society
B)   only the private, innermost parts of the mind that are not usually shown to others
C)   the experience of an individual's personal identity distinct from other people
D)   the parts of the human mind that are created through interactions with others

Question 9

The University of California,Santa Barbara,is located near the Pacific Ocean and many students live within walking distance to the beach.Although the students feel that it's perfectly normal to wear a bathing suit while at the beach,most of them put on a cover-up or wrap themselves in a towel to make the short walk back to their apartments.This is because the beach,unlike the street,is a(n) ________ where wearing nothing but a bathing suit is considered normal and acceptable.

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A)   agent of socialization
B)   front
C)   generalized other
D)   region

Question 10

Agents of socialization are mutually exclusive and do not overlap.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In 2000,Campbell Soup Company launched an ad campaign that showed prepubescent boys offering soup to prepubescent girls.The girls declined because they were concerned about their calorie intake.The boys explained that "lots of Campbell's soups are low in calories," which made them OK for the girls to eat.The ads were pulled after parents expressed concern.Why were parents worried?

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A)   The calorie count was deceptive.
B)   Soup isn't part of a healthy diet.
C)   The ads taught girls to worry about their weight.
D)   Even if they are low in calories, soups are packed with preservatives and sodium.

Question 12

Who argued that the personality passes through four distinct psychosexual stages of development?

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A)   Charles Cooley
B)   Sigmund Freud
C)   George Herbert Mead
D)   Erving Goffman

Question 13

A sociologist observes that kindergartners are not just being taught about arts and crafts.They are also being taught how to be students including how to follow rules,remain in their seats,and other skills that will be necessary for the rest of their education.What are these other things that are taught in kindergarten called?

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A)   expressions of behavior
B)   the hidden curriculum
C)   theories of the self
D)   the ego

Question 14

Read the quote from Freud below,which describes a part of the mind as he theorized it.
It is the dark,inaccessible part of our personality,what little we know of it we have learnt from our study of the dream-work and of the construction of neurotic symptoms.. . .We all approach [it] with analogies: we call it a chaos,a cauldron full of seething excitations.
Which part of the mind was he talking about?

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A)   the id
B)   the ego
C)   the superego
D)   the conscience

Question 15

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 16

The term "master status" is defined as a

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A)   set of behaviors that are associated with a particular position.
B)   status that seems to override all other statuses a person possesses.
C)   set of expectations that are attached to a specific role.
D)   perspective that allows a person to understand many other people's points of view.

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of resocialization?

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A)   a teenager being pressured by his friends to take up smoking
B)   fast food ads that try to convince children to eat more cheeseburgers
C)   parents teaching their children how to behave around company
D)   a woman relearning basic skills after a car accident

Question 18

The nature vs.nurture debate helps us understand

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A)   the contradictions between primary and secondary group socialization.
B)   the complex interaction between hereditary traits and social learning.
C)   why biology has nothing to do with human potential.
D)   how biology determines physical characteristics, whereas social learning alone determines a person's personality and habits.

Question 19

Victor of Aveyron was a feral child who wandered out of the woods in 1800 when he was approximately twelve years old.After being reintroduced to human society,Victor was incapable of talking and never fully adjusted to life with other humans.This case shows the importance of

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A)   impression management.
B)   positive sanctions.
C)   the superego.
D)   socialization.

Question 20

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)   Family plays an important role in our everyday lives no matter what stage of lifeWe are in.
C)   Family begins the socialization process before there are any other competing influences.
D)   Family values are strong today in the United States.

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