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