Question 1

Which of the following statements about rites of passage is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The quinceañera ceremony among Hispanic girls is considered a rite of passage.
B)  All segments of American society celebrate the arrival of adulthood with the same rites of passage.
C)  People in all societies experience adolescence between the ages of 15 and 17.
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 2

According to George Herbert Mead's stages of the self,the preparatory stage occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)  children imitate the people around them,particularly family members.
B)  children become able to pretend to be other people.
C)  children grasp not only their own social positions but also those of others around them.
D)  we observe ourselves through the looking-glass self.

Question 3

George Herbert Mead suggested that the self is

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A)  a static phenomenon.
B)  continually developing and changing.
C)  a replication quite similar to others.
D)  a quality that one is "born in."

Question 4

The statement "African American parents have learned that children as young as two years can absorb negative messages about Blacks in children's books,toys,and television shows" most likely supports the views of which sociological perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist perspective
B)  conflict perspective
C)  interactionist perspective
D)  global perspective

Question 5

In the early 1900s,Charles Horton Cooley advanced the belief that we learn who we are by interacting with others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 6

Which of the following terms refers to the process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life?

Accepted Answer

A)  role divestment
B)  resocialization
C)  desocialization
D)  anticipatory socialization B

Question 7

Which child psychologist identified four stages in the development of a child's thought processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud
B)  Edward O.Wilson
C)  Shirley Weitz
D)  Jean Piaget

Question 8

The child of about eight or nine years of age begins to consider several tasks and relationships simultaneously.At this point in development,children grasp not only their own social positions but also those of others around them.Mead calls this stage the

Accepted Answer

A)  preparatory stage.
B)  play stage.
C)  imitative stage.
D)  game stage.

Question 9

Which term was used by George Herbert Mead to refer to a child's awareness of the attitudes,viewpoints,and expectations of society as a whole?

Accepted Answer

A)  generalized other
B)  significant other
C)  impression management
D)  symbolic other

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of a symbol?

Accepted Answer

A)  a hug
B)  a Coca-Cola bottle
C)  a frown
D)  All of these answers are correct. D

Question 11

Some of the most difficult socialization challenges and rites of passage occur in the later years of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which social scientist believed that people are in constant conflict between their natural impulsive instincts and societal constraints?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud
B)  Harry Harlow
C)  Charles Horton Cooley
D)  George Herbert Mead

Question 13

Which of the following is the definition of Erving Goffman's concept of "face-work"?

Accepted Answer

A)  altering the presentation of self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences
B)  people's efforts to maintain a proper image and avoid embarrassment in public
C)  institutions that regulate all aspects of a person's life
D)  the variety of interactionism that utilizes theatrical concepts

Question 14

The self is the

Accepted Answer

A)  distinct identity that sets us apart from others.
B)  child's awareness of the attitudes,viewpoints,and expectations of society as a whole.
C)  child's awareness of the attitudes,viewpoints,and expectations of the people who are most important in his or her life.
D)  person's typical patterns of attitudes,needs,characteristics,and behavior.

Question 15

Individuality is often lost within total institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Bob is on his first date with Mary,whom he really likes.He tries to act in a manner that will cause her to like him,too,and to want to go out with him again.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  face-work.
B)  impression management.
C)  idealization of the other.
D)  role taking.

Question 17

The looking-glass self is the

Accepted Answer

A)  sum total of a person's conscious perception of his or her identity as distinct from others.
B)  child's awareness of the attitudes,viewpoints,and expectations of society as a whole.
C)  phrase used by Charles Horton Cooley to emphasize that the self is the product of our social interactions with others.
D)  person's typical patterns of attitudes,needs,characteristics,and behavior.

Question 18

Rites of passage are

Accepted Answer

A)  gestures,objects,and language that form the basis of human communication.
B)  stressful periods of self-evaluation,often occurring between 35 and 50 years of age.
C)  rituals marking the symbolic transition from one social position to another.
D)  expectations regarding the proper behavior,attitudes,and activities of males and females.

Question 19

Becky has a toy vacuum.She often pushes it around the living room.Becky is in the

Accepted Answer

A)  preparatory stage.
B)  game stage.
C)  play stage.
D)  concrete operational stage.

Question 20

Which sociologist is associated with the concepts of the dramaturgical approach,impression management,and face-work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Horton Cooley
B)  George Herbert Mead
C)  Erving Goffman
D)  Wilbert Moore

Exam 14: The Self and Socialization Through the Life Course

Which of the following statements about rites of passage is true?

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According to George Herbert Mead's stages of the self,the preparatory stage occurs when

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George Herbert Mead suggested that the self is

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The statement "African American parents have learned that children as young as two years can absorb negative messages about Blacks in children's books,toys,and television shows" most likely supports the views of which sociological perspective?

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In the early 1900s,Charles Horton Cooley advanced the belief that we learn who we are by interacting with others.

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Which of the following terms refers to the process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life?

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Which child psychologist identified four stages in the development of a child's thought processes?

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The child of about eight or nine years of age begins to consider several tasks and relationships simultaneously.At this point in development,children grasp not only their own social positions but also those of others around them.Mead calls this stage the

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Which term was used by George Herbert Mead to refer to a child's awareness of the attitudes,viewpoints,and expectations of society as a whole?

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Which of the following is an example of a symbol?

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Some of the most difficult socialization challenges and rites of passage occur in the later years of life.

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Which social scientist believed that people are in constant conflict between their natural impulsive instincts and societal constraints?

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Which of the following is the definition of Erving Goffman's concept of "face-work"?

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The self is the

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Individuality is often lost within total institutions.

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Bob is on his first date with Mary,whom he really likes.He tries to act in a manner that will cause her to like him,too,and to want to go out with him again.This is an example of

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The looking-glass self is the

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Rites of passage are

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Becky has a toy vacuum.She often pushes it around the living room.Becky is in the

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Which sociologist is associated with the concepts of the dramaturgical approach,impression management,and face-work?

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