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CHAPTER 3: Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Socialization
is a process that takes place:
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a. |
at birth |
|
b. |
in childhood |
|
c. |
during young adulthood |
|
d. |
during mature adulthood |
|
e. |
throughout our entire lives |
ANS:
E
DIF:
Easy
REF: Page 76
TOP: Socialization (I)
MSC: Factual
2. At
Sally’s birthday party, her mother reminded her to say “thank you” every time
she opened a present from a friend. Sally’s mom was engaging in the process of:
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a. |
evolution |
|
b. |
socialization |
|
c. |
sensitization |
|
d. |
natural selection |
|
e. |
social interaction |
ANS: B
DIF: Moderate
REF: Page 76
TOP: Socialization (I)
MSC: Factual
3. The
process by which children become self-aware, knowledgeable people and skilled
in the ways of the culture into which they are born is known as:
|
a. |
evolution |
|
b. |
socialization |
|
c. |
sensitization |
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d. |
natural selection |
|
e. |
social interaction |
ANS:
B
DIF:
Easy
REF: Page 76
TOP: Socialization (I)
MSC: Factual
4. Humans
cannot be socialized without:
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a. |
regular social interaction
with others |
|
b. |
proper medical treatment |
|
c. |
educated parents who are
familiar with theories of child psychology |
|
d. |
two parents: a mother and a
father |
|
e. |
educational toys,
particularly books |
ANS: A
DIF: Moderate
REF: Page 76
TOP: Socialization (I)
MSC: Applied
5. The
process whereby societies have structured continuity over time is known as:
|
a. |
social dominance |
|
b. |
structured time flow |
|
c. |
social reproduction |
|
d. |
biological reproduction |
|
e. |
social continuity |
ANS:
C
DIF: Moderate
REF: Page 76
TOP: Social Reproduction (I.A)
MSC: Factual
6. Socialization
is the process by which members of society learn the norms and values of
society from their elders, thereby allowing the society to __________ over
time.
|
a. |
socially reproduce itself |
|
b. |
drastically change itself |
|
c. |
have conflict among the
generations |
|
d. |
biologically reproduce
itself |
|
e. |
stagnate |
ANS:
A
DIF: Moderate
REF: Page 76
TOP: Social Reproduction (I.A)
MSC: Factual
7. All
social science theories of child socialization emphasize:
|
a. |
that social isolation does
not impact socialization |
|
b. |
the significance of brain
development |
|
c. |
the priority of the
preoperational stage |
|
d. |
the importance of human
contact |
|
e. |
the role of genetics |
ANS:
D
DIF: Moderate
REF: Page 77
TOP: Theories of Child Development
(II)
MSC: Applied
8. Examining
the process of socialization in societies reveals that one of the most
distinctive features of human beings, compared with other animals, is:
|
a. |
our self-awareness or the
sense that one has an identity distinct and separate from others |
|
b. |
the long period of time
that we raise our children |
|
c. |
how much we socialize with
other human beings |
|
d. |
the importance of human
contact |
|
e. |
the importance of gender
and racial identity |
ANS:
A
DIF: Moderate
REF: Page 77
TOP: Theories of Child Development
(II)
MSC: Applied
9. The
human thought process that involves reasoning, perception, and remembering is
referred to as:
|
a. |
intelligence |
|
b. |
cognition |
|
c. |
self-awareness |
|
d. |
socialization |
|
e. |
critical thinking |
ANS:
B
DIF: Moderate
REF: Page 77
TOP: Cognition (II.A)
MSC: Applied
10. According
to George Herbert Mead, children develop as social beings by imitating those
around them, and one of the most important ways that this part of socialization
happens is through:
|
a. |
learning at school |
|
b. |
interacting with their
grandparents |
|
c. |
reading books |
|
d. |
playing |
|
e. |
watching TV |
ANS:
D
DIF:
Easy
REF: Page 77
TOP: Development of Self (II.B)
MSC: Factual
11. Alyssa
likes to pretend that she is a doctor. She uses her mother’s thermometer to
take the temperature of her stuffed animals and then gives them “medicine” with
a teaspoon. George Herbert Mead would say that she is:
|
a. |
developing a
self-consciousness |
|
b. |
taking on the role of the
other |
|
c. |
being egocentric |
|
d. |
developing a social self |
|
e. |
playing an imaginary game |
ANS:
B
DIF: Moderate
REF: Page 77
TOP: Development of Self (II.B)
MSC: Applied
12. According
to George Herbert Mead’s theory of socialization, when children learn what it
is like to be in the shoes of another person, they have developed:
|
a. |
a social self |
|
b. |
other-consciousness |
|
c. |
selflessness |
|
d. |
the “I” |
|
e. |
an ego |
ANS:
A
DIF: Moderate
REF: Page 77
TOP: Social Self (II.B.i)
MSC: Factual
13. According
to George Herbert Mead, children develop a sense of self by:
|
a. |
going through distinct
stages of sensorimotor development |
|
b. |
going to school and
learning to read |
|
c. |
going to church and gaining
a soul |
|
d. |
imitating other people |
|
e. |
ignoring their parents |
ANS:
D
DIF:
Easy
REF: Page 77
TOP: Social Self (II.B.i)
MSC: Factual
14. When
Jorge was young, he liked to paint his toenails pink with his sister. On the
first day he started kindergarten, the other kids laughed at him and told him
that he was acting “like a girl” with his toenails painted pink. Once he got
home he took the nail polish off so the kids would no longer make fun of him.
According to George Herbert Mead’s theory of socialization, Jorge now saw
himself through the eyes of others and realized that boys are not supposed to
wear nail polish. In other words, Jorge developed:
|
a. |
a fear of girls |
|
b. |
a lack of confidence |
|
c. |
a social consciousness |
|
d. |
an ego |
|
e. |
his masculinity |
ANS:
C
DIF:
Difficult REF: Page
77 TOP:
Self-consciousness (II.B.ii)
MSC: Factual
15. According
to George Herbert Mead’s theory of socialization, children are not born with
__________ but learn to acquire __________ through socialization.
|
a. |
a generalized other; an
identity |
|
b. |
intelligence; an identity |
|
c. |
social consciousness; a
social self |
|
d. |
“me”; “I” |
|
e. |
an ego; a self |
ANS:
C
DIF: Difficult
REF: Page 77
TOP: Self-consciousness (II.B.ii)
MSC: Factual
16. According
to George Herbert Mead, the socialization process occurs in three stages: the
“I” stage, the __________ stage, and the generalized other stage.
|
a. |
“me” |
|
b. |
othering |
|
c. |
self-consciousness |
|
d. |
ego |
|
e. |
social self |
ANS:
A
DIF: Moderate
REF: Page 78
TOP: Generalized Other (II.B.iii)
MSC: Factual
17. George
Herbert Mead defined the generalized
other as:
|
a. |
the people a child has
contact with while growing up |
|
b. |
the images of people in a
culture |
|
c. |
the general morals and
values of the culture in which a child is raised |
|
d. |
the people in a child’s
family |
|
e. |
all the people in society |
ANS: C
DIF: Moderate
REF: Page 78
TOP: Generalized Other (II.B.iii)
MSC: Factual
18. Jean
Piaget’s theory of child development is based on:
|
a. |
the importance of family in
early childhood |
|
b. |
the important of schooling
in early childhood |
|
c. |
the emergence of a sense of
self |
|
d. |
the stages of cognitive
development |
|
e. |
none of the above |
ANS:
D
DIF:
Easy
REF: Page 78
TOP: Stages of Cognitive Development (II.C)
MSC: Factual
19. Jean
Piaget refers to the stage in which a child is learning about the world around
him or her by handling different objects as the:
|
a. |
egocentric stage |
|
b. |
preoperational stage |
|
c. |
sensorimotor stage |
|
d. |
touch stage |
|
e. |
tactile stage |
ANS:
C
DIF:
Difficult REF: Page
78 TOP:
Sensorimotor Stage (II.C.i)
MSC: Applied
20. At
age three Emily was beginning to master her spoken language, but she was also
able to use her hands to speak some words in sign language. According to Jean
Piaget, what stage of cognitive development was Emily in?
|
a. |
concrete operational |
|
b. |
preoperational |
|
c. |
formal operational |
|
d. |
linguistic |
|
e. |
symbolic |
ANS: B
DIF: Moderate
REF: Page 78
TOP: Egocentric (II.C.ii.a)
MSC: Applied
21. According
to Jean Piaget, when one is not able to comprehend other people’s perspectives
and believes that only his or her own outlook is accurate, this behavior can be
labeled as:
|
a. |
concrete operational |
|
b. |
egocentric |
|
c. |
formal operational |
|
d. |
selfish |
|
e. |
symbolic relativist |
ANS:
B
DIF: Moderate
REF: Page 78
TOP: Egocentric (II.C.ii.a)
MSC: Applied
22. In
second grade, Jeanne was earning A’s on her math tests, which included
multiplication and division. According to Jean Piaget, what stage of child
development is Jeanne in?
|
a. |
the preoperational stage |
|
b. |
the concrete operational
stage |
|
c. |
the formal operational
stage |
|
d. |
the generalized other stage |
|
e. |
the logical stage |
ANS:
B
DIF: Moderate
REF: Page 78
TOP: Concrete Operational Stage (II.C.iii)
MSC: Applied
23. According
to Jean Piaget, there are four stages of development. The first three stages of
development are universal, but the last stage, called the formal operational
stage, is never reached by some people. People who do not reach this stage:
|
a. |
often remain highly
egocentric |
|
b. |
are more often uneducated
people |
|
c. |
never quite learn how to
“play” with an idea |
|
d. |
cannot deal with
hypothetical ideas |
|
e. |
all of the above |
ANS: E
DIF: Moderate
REF: Page 79
TOP: Formal Operational Stage (II.C.iv)
MSC: Applied
24. There
are many agents of socialization, but the most significant agent of childhood
socialization is:
|
a. |
television and magazines |
|
b. |
the family |
|
c. |
friends |
|
d. |
teachers |
|
e. |
coworkers |
ANS:
B
DIF:
Easy
REF: Page 79
TOP: Agents of Socialization (III)
MSC: Factual
25. Which
of the following is an agent of socialization?
|
a. |
coworkers |
|
b. |
a child’s friends at school |
|
c. |
Homestead High School |
|
d. |
blockbuster movies |
|
e. |
all of the above |
ANS:
E
DIF: Moderate
REF: Page 79
TOP: Agents of Socialization (III)
MSC: Applied
26. For
most individuals in modern society, the agent of socialization that is most
responsible for their early childhood development is:
|
a. |
their preschool |
|
b. |
their friends at school |
|
c. |
the television |
|
d. |
the family |
|
e. |
the government |
ANS: D
DIF:
Easy
REF: Page 79
TOP: Agents of Socialization (III)
MSC: Factual
27. In
our schools we learn a formal curriculum in various academic subjects. However,
schools are more subtle agents of socialization. Which of the following is an
example of the latent aspects of socialization in schools?
|
a. |
teaching students proper
English |
|
b. |
affecting students’
expectations of themselves |
|
c. |
teaching students the
importance of math |
|
d. |
making certain that students
learn proper use of the comma |
|
e. |
none of the above |
ANS:
B
DIF: Moderate
REF: Page 79
TOP: Agents of Socialization (III)
MSC: Applied
28. A
social group that is made up of an adult/adult couple and their children is
known as:
|
a. |
a nuclear family |
|
b. |
a normal family |
|
c. |
a secondary group |
|
d. |
a peer group |
|
e. |
a small family |
ANS:
A
DIF:
Easy
REF: Page 79
TOP: Nuclear Family (III.A)
MSC: Factual
29. Peer
groups can best be defined as social groups in which members:
|
a. |
grew up in the same
household |
|
b. |
have the same interests |
|
c. |
are of similar age and
social background |
|
d. |
were born in the same
country |
|
e. |
have know each other for at
least a decade |
ANS:
C
DIF:
Easy
REF: Page 80
TOP: Peer Group (III.B)
MSC: Factual
30. In
addition to the family, one of the most important socializing agents for
school-age children in modern societies is:
|
a. |
their extended family |
|
b. |
their teachers |
|
c. |
their peer groups |
|
d. |
their babysitters |
|
e. |
the parents of their
friends |
ANS:
C
DIF:
Easy
REF: Page 80
TOP: Peer Group (III.B)
MSC: Factual
31. In
many African societies young men are circumcised between the ages of twelve and
eighteen in a ceremonial fashion that marks their transition from one
__________ to another.
|
a. |
age group |
|
b. |
age-grade |
|
c. |
peer group |
|
d. |
manhood |
|
e. |
social class |
ANS:
B
DIF:
Difficult REF: Page
80 TOP:
Age-Grades (III.B.i)
MSC: Factual
32. Which
type of television show depicts the highest number of violent acts per episode?
|
a. |
children’s cartoons |
|
b. |
comedy sitcoms |
|
c. |
news programs |
|
d. |
crime dramas |
|
e. |
variety shows |
ANS:
A
DIF:
Easy
REF: Pages 80–83 TOP: Mass Media (III.C)
MSC: Factual
33. Which
of the following would be a positive, albeit latent, consequence of the
preoccupation with video games?
|
a. |
They prepare young men to
go to war by neutralizing their feelings about death and killing. |
|
b. |
They prepare young women
for their subordinate roles in society. |
|
c. |
They teach young boys how
to treat women in a socially acceptable manner. |
|
d. |
They instruct girls and
boys on the social norms of etiquette. |
|
e. |
They provide young people
with skills useful in an electronic age. |
ANS:
E
DIF:
Difficult REF:
Pages 80–83 TOP: Mass Media (III.C)
MSC: Factual
34. Eugene
Provenzo’s work on the effects of Nintendo and other video games found that
video games have __________ effect on school performance.
|
a. |
a profoundly negative |
|
b. |
a profoundly positive |
|
c. |
no |
|
d. |
both a positive and a
negative |
|
e. |
unmeasureable |
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