SYG ch 4 – Flashcard
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family, schools, peers, and media.
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Although there are many agents of socialization, four of the primary ones are:
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master status.
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Venus Williams is one of the top women's tennis players in the world. This status overrides all of her other statuses and is known as her:
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breaches
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Front-stage mistakes, such as if your sociology professor accidently trips as she walks into class one day, are known as:
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looking glass self theory.
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Cooley's theory of socialization states that the self develops from our interactions with others and their reactions to us. This theory is known as:
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Robert Merton
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Who developed role theory as a way to examine social interaction?
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a marketing director of a large firm is sent to prison for embezzlement
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In which of the following situations would the process of resocialization most likely occur?
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reveal the presence of unspoken expectations that people in particular roles have of one another.
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Harold Garfinkel and his students devised "breaching experiments" in order to:
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status
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A recognizable social position that an individual occupies, such as "student" or "professor," is known as a:
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how we make sense of our world and convey this understanding to others in our ef-fort to create mutually shared realities.
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Ethnomethodology is an approach to studying human interaction that focuses on:
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the media serves as a powerful socializing agent.
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The popular television show Sesame Street was created with the explicit purpose of providing educational opportunities for low-income children. Being that this show was successful, we can argue that:
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socialization.
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The process by which people internalize the values, beliefs, and norms required to become functioning members of a given society is known as:
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ethnomethodology.
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Harold Garfinkel developed an approach to studying human interaction that focused on how people produce (and maintain) a mutually shared social order. This method was called:
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Racial boundaries provide an obvious and natural means of dividing the world.
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Most sociologists (and biologists) argue that race is a human invention, or is socially constructed. Which of the following statements does NOT highlight how race is socially constructed?
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role conflict
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Sandra's boss asked her to work this weekend, but Sandra feels obligated to attend a family reunion and she has to study for an exam. She is having trouble deciding which "activity" to let go. Sandra is experiencing:
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how our notions of childhood are socially constructed.
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Today's assumption that childhood represents a distinct phase in the life course stands in sharp contrast to the notion of children as "little adults" that was popular in preindustrial times. This example highlights:
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long stretches of leisure time, child-initiated play, and clear boundaries between the social life of children and adults.
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According to Annette Lareau (2003), working-class and poor parents focus on the "accomplishment of natural growth," while middle-class parents are more likely to engage in "concerted cultivation." In the "accomplishment of natural growth," children experience:
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a convent
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Which of the following would be the best example of a total institution?
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ask a stranger to tie your shoes
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If your professor asked you to do a "breaching experiment," you might do which of the following?
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pedestrians on a street who gather to watch someone jump from a building
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A good deal of impression management can be said to involve "teamwork." Which of the following is NOT an example of teamwork?
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she has not internalized the generalized other.
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Mead would probably argue that if your four-year-old daughter picks her nose and keeps pulling up her dress while you are out at a fancy restaurant, it is because:
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a status a person has little or no control over.
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An ascribed status is:
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A student decides to go out for drinks after her friends make her feel guilty for "stud-ying too much."
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Which of the following scenarios involves the use of peer pressure?
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"human nature" is the result of a complex relationship between nature (biology) and nurture (the social environment).
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Children like Anna, who have experienced long periods of isolation, illustrate how:
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agents of socialization
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People and groups who influence our orientation to life, our self-concept, emotions, attitudes, and behaviors are:
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Middle-class parents are more likely to stress independence and self-direction; working-class parents are more likely to instill respect for authority.
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According to research by Kohn and Schooler (1983) and Laureau (2002), parents of different social classes socialize their children differently. Which of the following statements best describes these differences?
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A child is taught to say "bless you" every time someone sneezes in her home. When she is at the grocery store one day, the child says "bless you" to a complete stranger who sneezes in the checkout line.
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Which of the following provides a good example of the generalized other?
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Which of the following scenarios provides an example of front-stage behavior?
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He has a keen awareness of the generalized other and simply enjoys soliciting peo-ple's reactions.
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Using Mead's concept of the generalized other, which of the following explanations would you use to explain why a man "streaked" (ran around nude) at Harvard's graduation ceremony?
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stifling a laugh when someone walks into the class with toilet paper on his or her shoe
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Which of the following is NOT an example of a given-off gesture?
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The I is selfish and impulsive; the me is how we believe others see us.
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Which of the following best describes the difference between the I and the me in George Herbert Mead's theory?
