The main agents of socialization include... (select all that apply)

• The Family
• The Peer Group
• The School
• The Mass Media

Behavior that violates significant social norms is called

• deviance
• symbolism
• resocialization
• anticipatory socialization

The study of the nonphysical aspects of aging is called

• social psychology
• gerontology
• social gerontology
• sociobiology

The interactive process through which people learn the basic skills, values, and behavior patterns of society is

• the looking-glass self
• resocialization
• social integration
• socialization

A mark of disgrace that sets a deviant off from the rest of society is a

• more
• stigma
• label
• symbol

The theory that views deviance as learned behavior is

• cultural transmission theory
• structural strain theory
• control theory
• labeling theory

The organic condition that results in the progressive deterioration of brain cells is

• Durkheim's disease
• Alzheimer's disease
• Frieze disease
• Merton's disease

The theory that suggests that people who commit deviant acts have weak ties to the community is

• labeling theory
• control theory
• differential association theory
• cultural transmission theory

People aged 85 and older make up the

• middle-old
• old-old
• new-old
• young-old

Which of the following states is projected to have the largest population of persons 65 and over by the year 2030?

• California
• Montana
• Arizona
• Ohio