Question 1

What effect did industrialization have on life expectancy in the United States and Western Europe?

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A)   Life expectancy went up.
B)   There was little effect on life expectancy.
C)   Life expectancy went down.
D)   Life expectancy rose for women but fell for men.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

In Mead's model, which sequence correctly orders stages of the developing self?

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A)   imitation, play, game, generalized other
B)   imitation, generalized other, play, game
C)   imitation, game, play, generalized other
D)   imitation, generalized other, game, playE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Based on the Harlows' research with rhesus monkeys and the case of Anna, the isolated child, one might reasonably conclude that

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A)   the two species react differently to social isolation.
B)   both monkeys and humans "bounce back" from long-term isolation.
C)   even a few days of social isolation permanently damages both monkeys and humans.
D)   long-term social isolation leads to permanent developmental damage in both monkeys and humans.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Lawrence Kohlberg claims that individuals develop the capacity for moral reasoning in stages as they grow older.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The focus of Lawrence Kohlberg's research was

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A)   cognition.
B)   the importance of gender in socialization.
C)   moral reasoning.
D)   psychoanalysis.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Describe the various stages of the human life course: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.What characteristics do most people in the United States associate with each? How do we know that these stages, although linked to biological changes, are mostly a social construction?

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The human life course can be divided int...

Question 7

Provide evidence in support of the position that stages of the life course are socially constructed.

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The concept of "stages of the life cours...

Question 8

Applying Freud's thinking to a sociological analysis of personality development, you would conclude that

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A)   human behavior is basically random.
B)   humans have basic, self-centered drives that must be controlled by learning the ways of society.
C)   societies encourage people to become self-centered.
D)   humans can never become cultural creatures.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

The focus of Lawrence Kohlberg's research was

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A)   cognition.
B)   the importance of gender in socialization.
C)   moral reasoning.
D)   psychoanalysis.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

The "ego" in Freud's model of personality is the same as "conscience."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Our basic drives or needs as humans are reflected in Freud's concept of the

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A)   superego.
B)   ego.
C)   id.
D)   generalized other.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

U.S.school children spend about as much time in front of a television as they do at school or interacting with their parents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

If you were to put together the lesson learned from the cases of Anna, Isabelle, and Genie, you would correctly conclude that

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A)   social experience plays a crucial part in forming human personality.
B)   both social experience and the presence of the birth mother are crucial to early development.
C)   the effect of long-term social isolation can be overcome in a relatively short time.
D)   the effect of long-term social isolation can never be overcome in any situation.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Melvin Kohn demonstrated that parents of all social classes have much the same expectations of their children.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Looking at childhood in global perspective, we find that

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A)   childhood is a time of play and learning everywhere.
B)   rich societies extend childhood much longer than do poor societies.
C)   poor societies extend childhood much longer than do rich societies.
D)   biological immaturity is the main factor that defines childhood.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

A majority of people over the age of sixty-five in the United States

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A)   consider their health "good" or "excellent."
B)   report having trouble walking.
C)   are bedridden.
D)   are receiving intensive care in a hospital or nursing home.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

What differences did Carol Gilligan find in how males and females make moral judgments?

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Question 18

Explain how a family's social class position shapes the process of socialization.

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Question 19

Critics of Erikson's theory of personality development point out that

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A)   not everyone confronts the stages in the exact order given by Erikson.
B)   his theories are difficult to test scientifically.
C)   a large percentage of people never reach the last stage of development.
D)   his research suffers from a gender bias.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

According to Jean Piaget, language and other symbols were first used in the preoperational stage.

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A) True 
 B)False

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