Florida International University - SYG 2000

1)Socialization is the process by which members of society learn the norms and values of society, thereby allowing the society to            over time.

 

 

2. Marika often likes to pretend that the household broom is a pony named Lucy. Piaget would argue that Marika is participating in which state of cognitive development?

 

3. Gender socialization begins at:

 

4. Jesse, a server at a large chain restaurant, feels exhausted after trying to keep customers happy all day. What sociological pattern does Jesse’s experience fit into?

 

5. In a 1972 study examining gender roles in children’s books, Lenore Weitzman found that females were more likely to be indoors and engaged in passive activities. What is the sociological implication of this research?

 

6. According to          , theories of aging, social institutions that favor those who have the most economic power are the source of many of the problems of aging.

 

7. Which of the following best summarizes how disengagement theory views the elderly

 

8. Critics of functionalist theories of aging argue that these theories:

 

9. Sal, a ten-year-old from Houston, lives with his two parents and four brothers. In addition to the family, one of the most important socializing agents for kids like sale is/are their:

 

10. At Sally’s birthday party, her mother reminder her to say “thank you” every time she opened a present from a friend. Sally’s mom was engaging in the process of:

 

11. An example of audience segregation is:

12. One difficulty with applying Edward T. Hall’s theories of nonverbal communication, including his definition of personal space, is:

 

13. Jane sent her boss an e-mail suggesting that they have a performance review to see whether Jane was ready for a raise. Her boss replied in a n e-mail that Jane was out of line and that she would give her a performance review at the same time as other employees. Face-to-face communication may have helped Jane avoid upsetting her boss by:

 

14. While grocery shopping, you run into your sociology professor. This creates an awkward interaction because you are not used to seeing her outside of class and you are not sure how to behave. The interaction is awkward because it violated your:

 

15. Encounters always need               , which indicates that civil inattention is being discarded and focused interaction will begin.

 

16. Unfocused interaction is when people:

 

17. Social positions can be both general and specific. Which of the following is an example of a specific social position in American society?

 

18. An example of interactional vandalism in an online setting can be:

 

19. Throughout our day we alternate our activities and where they take place according to what sociologists call:

 

20. PICTURE OF TWO GIRLS IN SANDALS

 

21. How does our current age of Internet communication complicate Goffman’s concepts of focused and unfocused interaction?

22. What would sociologists conclude is one difficulty that arises when applying Jean Piaget’s approach to the study of child development to all children across all societies and cultures?

 

23. Before the Internet and smartphones became standard features of most people’s lives in the United States, people mainly relied on phone calls or letter sot exchange information with friends, dating partners, and business associates. This earlier context of communication lacked:

 

24. Suppose an employee of a large corporation feels that she is being treated unfairly by the firm but needs the income and does not wat her supervisors to be angry with her. To draw negative attention to the firm without risking her own job, she writes a weekly blog harshly criticizing her employers and revealing unflattering information about the firm. This is an example of:

 

 

 

25. In math class, eleven-year-old Dylan was asked by his teacher, “If Mary is taller than Darryl and Darryl is taller than Evan, who is the tallest?” This question perplexed Dylan, and he asked the teacher for a pen and paper to draw a picture so he could attempt to answer. Sociologists would argue that this question is too abstract for Dylan to answer, and this shows that he is which state of development?

 

 

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26. For hundreds of years, U.S. society has been stratified by social class, including through different access to wealth, values, and tastes. This process is known as:

 

27. Functionalists argue that social roles:

 

28. According to your textbook, which of the following is a reason that the meaning of the term aging is changing today?

 

29. At the age of eight, Ricky is in school and is not required to have a job. Would expectations likely have been similar for Ricky’s great-great-grandfather?

 

30. Which of the following best summarizes how disengagement theory views the elderly?

 

31. Katya, a five-year-old girl, entered her classroom on the first day of school and began running around screaming. Her teacher told her to take a seat and sit quietly since class was starting. What process was occurring during this interaction?

 

32. In second grade, Reina was earning A’s on her math tests, which included multiplication and division. According to Jean Piaget, what stage of cognitive development is Reina in?

 

33. Two people are together in an elevator, but they do not speak to each other or look each other in the eye. Erving Goffman called this type of interaction:

 

34. Erving Goffman noted that people can present themselves as more tidy and formal by keeping front and guest-accessible rooms clean and nicely furnished. Today, people can use privacy setting on social media sites to limit who can see their posted content. People may also use social media to maintain close friendships with people in other parts of the world. All three of these are examples of:

 

35. A young woman sleeps from midnight to 5 a.m. in her apartment bedroom, eats breakfast in her kitchen from 6 to 6:30 a.m., works in her law office from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., has dinner with her friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and then returns to her apartment to watch