Question 25 When little girls play with baby dolls they are being cultivated for

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Question 25

When little girls play with baby dolls they are being cultivated for a future role as a mother. This is an example of

resocialization.

normal physiological development.

anticipatory socialization.

girls being creative.

2 points

Question 26

In their Cambodian village, these women are considered to be very beautiful. If they were to travel to the United States, Americans would most likely consider them to be

to be part of a counterculture.

deviant.

stigmatized.

illegal aliens.

2 points

Question 27

When two or more people work together to manage impressions, it is referred to as face-saving.

True

False

2 points

Question 28

Getting ready for the fall semester to begin has really got me stressed. I must prepare my syllabi, research current events, write exams, construct PowerPoint slides, edit lecture notes, and attend faculty meetings. I have to say that I am overwhelmed. Sociologists would say that I am

experiencing role strain.

experiencing role conflict.

an unorganized professor.

working too hard.

2 points

Question 29

Erving Goffman pioneered an approach in which social life is compared to a stage performance. What did Goffman call his approach?

Social enactment theory.

Life rehearal.

Dramaturgy

Theater sociology.

2 points

Question 30

Last semester I had a fifteen year old student in my Sociology 1 class. She had graduated high school at fourteen and enrolled at RCC immediately after. This is an example of

status confusion.

master status.

a status symbol.

status inconsistency.

2 points

Question 31

In class Ahmed was explaining his Muslim faith to a classmate when another student (Joe) began shouting curse words at Ahmed. Rather than leave the situation, Joe got in Ahmed's face and told him that he should go back to Iraq or whereever he came from. Joe then spit in Ahmed's face and threw Ahmed's books on the floor. Joe was so enraged that Ahmed did nothing in return that he drew back his fist and hit Ahmed. In this scenario, Ahmed is a victim of

hazing.

a hate crime.

peer punishment.

nothing. Ahmed should have defended himself.

2 points

Question 32

Ariel Castro was recently arrested for kidnapping and confining 3 women in his house for over ten years. He repeatedly raped and tortured the women. In court, Castro claimed he was not responsible for his actions as he had a mental disorder (sex addiction) that led him to believe he was not doing anything wrong. This is an example of

feigned deviance.

the relative nature of deviant behavior.

the medicalization of deviance.

a lenient court system.

2 points

Question 33

Female and male are an example of

ascribed status positions.

achieved status positions.

social roles.

culture overriding biology.

2 points

Question 34

In junior high school Mike started hanging around with a group of boys that smoked cigarettes and shoplifted. Mike thought they were cool. He began to shoplift small items, like cigarette lighters and candy bars. He also started smoking. Before too long, Mike was shoplifting more expensive items right along with the rest of the group. This scenario is consistent with which theory?

Control Theory

Labeling Theory

Differential Association Theory

Personality Disorder Theory

2 points

Question 35

Between 1978 and 1991 Jeffrey Dahmer mudered and dismembered 17 boys and men. He was convicted and given the death penalty. Sociologists define Dahmer's crime as

aggravated murder.

mass murder.

serial murder.

deranged murder.

a.

resocialization.

b.

normal physiological development.

c.

anticipatory socialization.

d.

girls being creative.

Explanation / Answer

Ans 25 C) Anticipatory socialization

Little girls are made to play with dolls so that they can understand their responsibilities towards the doll , which helpd them to learn the values and standards of being a future mother. It eases their effort and entry into the so called mother group , which the society wants them to become.

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