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Children in low-income families may be unintentionally socialized to believe that acquiring an education and aspiring to lofty ambitions are pointless because of existing economic conditions in the family.This is an example of which theoretical perspective's view of family?


A) conflict
B) postmodern
C) functionalist
D) symbolic interactionist

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Sociologists argue that the __________ is the most important agent of socialization in all societies.


A) school
B) peer group
C) family
D) mass media

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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It is from this institution that we first learn cultural and social values,language,attitudes,beliefs,and norms.


A) education
B) religion
C) economy
D) family

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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According to psychologist Jean Piaget,toward the end of the second year of life,children comprehend __________; that is,they start to realize that objects continue to exist even when the items are placed out of their sight.


A) egocentricity
B) object permanence
C) human interactions
D) psychological insight

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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According to sociologist George Herbert Mead,significant others are those persons whose care,affection,and approval are especially desired and who are most important in the development of the self.

A) True
B) False

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Sociologist __________ divided the self into the "I" and the "me."


A) Charles Horton Cooley
B) Erik Erikson
C) Neil Smelser
D) George Herbert Mead

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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According to sociologist Anne Kaspar,George H.Mead's ideas about the social self:


A) may be more applicable to women than men
B) do not take into account that women experience inherent conflicts between the meanings they derive from their personal experience and those they take from the culture
C) are too conflict-oriented
D) rely too heavily on psychoanalytic theory

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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Children whose biological and emotional needs are met in settings characterized by affection,warmth,and closeness see the world:


A) as a non-trustworthy and abusive place
B) with suspicion and fear
C) as a safe and comfortable place
D) as a hostile place

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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