Sociology Test #2
The process by which we develop a sense of self, referred to as the "looking-glass self", was developed by...
Charles Horton Cooley
The research of the Harlows demonstrated that the key to mother-child bonding is the ability of the mother to provide food and other nutrition to the offspring. True or False
False
Mead describes the active, creative, and spontaneous part of the self as the...
I
What are the starting and stopping points of the development of the self during the life course?
The self-concept begins in childhood and continues as an ongoing, lifelong process.
Cooley's conclusions about hte looking-glass self appear to be true for people around the world. True or False
True
In Piaget's model for children's development of "reasoning skills" is synonymous with the term "operational" as it is used in the theory. True or False
True
Roles are like fences-they allow a certain amount of freedom but that freedom does not go very far. True or False
True
Social class, gender, race, and ethnicity are aspects of one's life that fall into the category of social location. True or False
True
Stereotypes deeply influence how we react to one another. True or False
True
The standards of our peer groups tend to dominate our lives. True or False
True
Fred has joined a fraternity and is forced to cook, clean, and address frat members as "sir". This initiation is an example of what Harold Garfinkel termed...
a degradation ceremony
What term would Mead use to refer to the norms, values, attitudes, and expectations of the public?
generalized others
Morris is 3 years old and just beginning to talk. He can count to 10, but is not sure what numbers actually mean. According to Piaget, Morris is in the______________ stage.
preoperational
Jean Piaget's use of the term "operational" is most aligned with the concept of______________.
reasoning skills
The typical patterns of a group, such as its usual relationships between men and women or students and teachers, are referred to as____________.
social structure
What concept do sociologists refer to when they say that "society makes us human"?
socialization
Which sociological perspective is most closely linked to micro sociology?
symbolic interactionism
The difference between status and role is that________.
we *occupy* a status that is a social position, but we *play* a role that is a social expectation