SOC Ch 4 sec 1 & 2 Test Review

Society shaping us into who we are is an example of?

• Nature
• Nurture

Our biological makeup determining who we are is an example of?

• Nature
• Nurture

Which of the following is an example of nature?

• "I follow the moral teachings of Christianity"
• "I don't talk much because I was ignored as a child"
• "How could you say sports aren't important, everyone watches them and thats why I like them."
• "I get my temper from my father"

Who developed the 8 stages of development that can lead to psychosocial crisis?

• Alfred Adler
• George Mead
• Erik Erikson
• Abraham Maslow

developed the concept of the looking-glass self

• Rene Spitz
• Ivan Pavlov
• Charles Cooley
• John Locke

Sociologists refer to parents, siblings, relatives, and others who directly influence our socialization as 

• Significant others
• Magnificent others
• General Family
• Generalized others

Inherited genetic characteristics versus environment and social learning is also called

• achievement versus failure.
• nature versus nurture.
• resocialization versus instinct.
• looking-glass self versus generalized other.

We develop our self-image according to how we think others see us

• Instinct
• Personality
• Looking Glass Self
• Sociobiology

Jane, a preschooler, insists on dressing herself each morning for school, even though she generally selects mismatching outfits, misses buttons, and wears her shoes on the wrong feet. When her mother tries to dress Jane or fix her outfit, Jane brushes her mother off and insists on doing it herself. What stage of psychosocial development best describes Jane’s behavior?

• Trust vs. Mistrust 
• Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
• Initiative vs. Guilt 
• Industry vs. Inferiority 

Eight-year old Steven has a difficult time making friends at school. He has trouble completing his schoolwork accurately and on time, and as a result, receives little positive feedback from his teacher and parents. According to Erikson’s theory, failure at this stage of development results in

• Feelings of Inferiority
• A sense of guilt
• A poor sense of Self
• Mistrust