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Once significant others are identified, they retain their importance for the individual's entire life.

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B) False

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Question 52

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As agents of socialization, what do schools do that parents do NOT do?

A) Schools teach children lessons about subjects not addressed at home.
B) Schools emphasize reading and writing and de-emphasize social learning.
C) Schools deal with children in groups and evaluate them by a common set of standards.
D) Schools serve as a preview or model for the next educational step.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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What did Cooley mean by the looking-glass self?

In a famous movie scene, a character holds a conversation with himself, in one moment saying, "You haven't got any friends!" and in the next moment saying, "Master is our friend." What pair of sociological terms best identifies this character's internal dialogue?

Despite recognizing the role of socialization in shaping a person's sense of self, sociologists generally emphasize the more important contribution played by nature.

According to the text, which of the following statements best characterizes total institutions?

Emily recently attended a residential treatment program for her addiction to drugs and alcohol. Upon entry, she was forced to forget about her life as an addict and develop a new identity. Through intensive counselling and group work, Emily left the program as a new person. Which of the following best characterizes Emily's experience in her treatment program?

What term do sociologists use to describe intense, deliberate socialization that is designed to change major beliefs?

Socialization during adolescence requires a balance between autonomy and conformity.

According to the text, with which of the following is teen and young adult socialization most strongly associated?

Which of the following stages are children in when their actions are oriented toward general rules and practices and not to personal preferences or attachments?

A young mother is raising a two-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl. She is careful to dress her children in distinctly masculine or feminine clothes and encourages her son to play with trucks and army figures, and her daughter to play with dolls. Which of the following best describes what this mother is doing?

According to the text, which of the following explains why people typically face forward in an elevator?

Ella is almost two years old. Her mother is cleaning the windows in the living room. Ella grabs a towel and begins wiping the windows with her mother. According to George Mead, what stage in the development of taking the role of the other is Ella displaying?

According to the text, which of the following statements most accurately describes peer socialization among adolescents?

Despite having finished university and securing a full-time job at a local bank, Jason has returned home to live with his parents. He does not feel financially prepared to live on his own. According to the text, which of the following best applies to Jason's situation?

Most school socialization involves lessons and objectives. What component of education is a powerful socializing agent, but is not a part of the formal goals of the classroom?

A young toddler, supported by his father, stands on a stool and peers into his own mirror on the bathroom vanity. While his father shaves, the child also applies shaving cream to his own face, and then scrapes the foam off with a toy razor. What sociological term best describes this child's actions?

According to Mead, all social experience involves an interaction between the "I" and the "Me."

A scientist says the following: "As a child, my parents always encouraged me to ask questions. I think they enjoyed seeing me learn about new things. This is likely why I am so curious today." According to the text, what would this statement most likely indicate about the scientist's parents?