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SOC1: SPRING 2016 M. KLEIN Quiz # 5 __________ 1. What term is used to describe children who are assumed to have been raised by animals in the wilderness and isolated from other children, such as the "wild boy of Aveyron"? a. mentally challenged b. developmentally disabled c. deprived d. feral __________ 2. Based on studies of isolated and institutionalized children, what is the key variable in acquiring the basic "human" traits we take for granted? a. biological makeup b. basic intelligence c. intimate early social interaction d. strict discipline __________ 3. What concept do sociologists refer to when they say that "society makes us human"? a. stratification b. psychoanalysis c. cultural tradition d. socialization __________ 4. Our image of how others see us is called the ________. a. id b. super ego c. libido d. self __________ 5. Bob's football coach is a very important influence in his life. Many of Bob's actions are attempts to win the approval of his coach. Mead would suggest that the coach is one of Bob's ________. a. generalized others b. significant others c. primary group members d. reference group members __________ 6. Tory is 5 years of age. He loves to dress up like Batman and pretend to save Gotham City from the Penguin. According to Mead's theory, he is in the ________ stage. a. imitation b. game c. play d. generalized __________ 7. What term would Mead use to refer to the norms, values, attitudes, and expectations of the public? a. primary group b. generalized others c. secondary group d. significant others __________ 8. George Herbert Mead theorized that learning to take the role of the other entails three stages – the ________ stage, ________stage, and ________ stage. a. primary; secondary; tertiary b. id; ego; superego c. sensorimotor; preoperational; operational d. imitation; play; team games __________ 9. Individuals who are approximately the same age and are linked by common interests, including friends, classmates, and the "kids in the neighborhood," are most appropriately referred to as ________. a. significant others b. generalized others c. peers d. confederates __________ 10. How does the mass media influence gender roles in contemporary American society? a. It encourages a sexless society. b. It encourages women to assume male roles to be successful. c. It reinforces gender roles considered appropriate for one's sex. d. It encourages cross-gender behavior. __________ 11. People and groups that influence our orientation to life – our self-concept, emotions, attitudes, and behaviors – are called ________. a. total institutions b. generalized others c. agents of socialization d. out-groups __________ 12. Although formal education is intended to transmit knowledge and skills, it unintentionally teaches students that the same rules apply to everyone. This universality reflects what sociologists describe as ________. a. a signaling system b. a pattern variable c. a latent function d. a manifest function __________ 13. As a third grader, Henry is reading stories about the American Revolution and how the early Americans were willing to fight to gain their freedom. According to conflict theorists, Henry is not only learning to read, but is also absorbing lessons in patriotism and democracy. These lessons would be referred to by conflict theorists as ________. a. a latent dysfunction of U.S. education b. a part of the hidden curriculum in U.S. schools c. a manifest function of education d. a manifest dysfunction of education __________ 14. Frankie and Johnnie are both above-average students, but they feel that they learn much more about life, success, and relationships with others from other students outside of the classroom. In this sense, Frankie and Johnnie are relying on the ________ for their education. a. hidden curriculum b. corridor curriculum c. manifest function d. latent function __________ 15. When young people enter college as resident students, they must learn new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors. This is an example of ________. a. resocialization b. socialization c. the "looking-glass self" d. anticipatory socialization __________ 16. Fred has just joined a fraternity. As part of his initiation, he has been forced to cook for the fraternity brothers, clean the frat house, and address the fraternity members as "sir." This is an example of what Harold Garfinkel termed ________. a. learning conformity b. a personal identity kit c. anticipatory socialization d. a degradation ceremony __________ 17. John joined the military this year. When he arrived at boot camp he was immediately greeted with a degradation ceremony and came under total control of the officials. The military is an example of a(n) ________. a. social institution b. agent of socialization c. social location d. total institution __________ 18. What are the starting and stopping points of the development of the self during the life course? a. The self-concept begins prior to conception and concludes at birth. b. The self-concept begins at birth and concludes by age 5 or 6. c. The self-concept begins at birth and continues as a life-long process until death. d. The self-concept begins when a child is able to reason and concludes at about age 18. __________ 19. What term applies to the stages that people pass through from birth to death, beginning with "childhood" and concluding with "the older years"? a. rites of passage b. life theme c. the life course d. stages of development __________ 20. Mead's theory of personal development is based on the image that we present to those around us, the reactions of these people, and way that we interpret these reactions. a. True b. False __________ 21. Mead emphasized that in order to learn to take the role of the "other" a child must pass through three stages – imitation, play, and team game. a. True b. False __________ 22. Parents are the first significant others to teach children about the fundamental symbolic division of the world. a. True b. False __________ 23. The latent function of formal education is to teach knowledge and skills, such as writing, reading, and arithmetic. a. True b. False __________ 24. The term "total institution" refers to a place in which people are cut off from the rest of society and where they come under almost total control of the officials who are in charge. a. True b. False __________ 25. Because of the power of peers and social institutions, we are all prisoners of socialization. a. True b. False