HSP3M CH # 6 – Sociology, Socialization and Personality Practice Quiz
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1. This sociological point of view sees society as groups of people acting in
competition for power. In Canadian society these different groups could be
political parties, lobbyists, non-governmental organizations, land developers,
environmental groups, child advocates, media organizations, property owners
etc. When a big decision needs to be made or a large project needs to be
planned (Ottawa’s East-West Light Rail or the Revitalization of Lansdowne Park)
competition and conflict can erupt when change is happening. ______________
2. This sociological point of view focuses on women and gender inequality in
society. Women have long been neglected historically in social science theories
and studies. These sociologists believe that focusing on this point of view will
help restore a gender balance in research and gender equality in society.
_________________
3. This sociological point of view sees a society as various segments or groups
of people working together for the whole. All segments of society serve a
purpose and need each other in order to create the whole society. In Canada
they would point to our family support groups, schools, healthcare, recreational
facilities, and food providers as groups that support young developing Canadian
children. ________________
4. This sociological point of view is concerned more with how people interpret
and react to people and groups around them. They think that people are
internally motivated by what they have learned and internalized and are less
motivated by other’s concrete actions. Everyone subjectively interprets their
world, and then acts upon it in their own way. This is the most individualistic
sociological point of view. ________________
5. What do we call children who have lived the first few years of their lives
without much social contact and with no formal socialization? ___________
6. This process of social contact allows new members of a society to learn the
accepted ways of behaving within a specific culture. __________________
7. List seven agents of socialization and then rank them in importance for you.
#1 is the most important and #7 is the least important.
8. Many negative cycles can afflict families. The family is arguably the most
important agent of socialization so problems in the family have far reaching
affects. Describe 3 negative cycles that can be passed down from generation
to generation within families.
9. Describe the peer group of one of your parents and how they choose their
peers. How is this similar or different to your current peer group?
10. Do you notice any gender roles that are reinforced by students here at
SCHS? Try using the following prompts to answer the question: “Boys do
_______________________________ and their appearance should
_______________________________________________ . Girls do
_________________________________ and their appearance should
______________________________________________________.
11. Read Some of the Article/Interview: Inside the Dangerously Empty Lives
of Teenage Girls (Google: Dr. Leonard Sax Mcleans)
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/03/gender-expert-leonard-sax-on-theempty-world-of-girls-impressing-each-other-with-sex-booze-andfacebook%E2%80%94while-parents-opt-out/
a) List 5 – 7 claims that Dr. Leonard Sax makes in the article
b) What 2 things do you most agree with and why?
c) Is there one thing you don’t fully agree with and why?
12. The usual way of thinking, feeling and acting that is unique to an individual is
called the person’s _______________________.
13. Do you believe that birth order has affected you and your sibling’s (if you
have any) personality? Explain.
14. Put Jean Piaget’s four stages of cognitive development in the correct
order with a number and give a rough age range for each?
______ Formal Operational Stage: thinking abstractly, imagine alternatives.
Age: ___________
______ Sensorimotor Stage: Spend time looking, touching, tasting and listening
– direct experience in the moment. Age: ________________
______ Concrete Operational Stage: Can do complex operations if physical
objects are present, can see cause and effect, can see other’s points of view.
Age: _________________
______ Pre-operational Stage: Use communication methods of speech and
print. Can think about things in the past and future. See the world only from their
point of view. Age: ___________________
View: Piaget Powerpoint
15. How could Charles Horton Cooley’s Development Theory of the LookingGlass Self explain a child with low self-esteem?
16. Explain the three stages of George Herbert Mead’s Development Theory of
Role Taking.
Stage 1: The Preparatory Stage : _____________________________
Stage 2: The Play Stage: ___________________________________
Stage 3: The Game Stage: _________________________________
17. Take a look at the 8 Stage Theory of Psychosocial Development
proposed by Erik Erikson. It takes into account lifelong development. Are there
too many stages or two few stages? Are some of the stages too long? Explain
one modification you might make to update the theory for 2011.
Stage
Basic
Conflict
Important
Events
Outcome
1. Infancy
(birth to 18
months)
Trust vs.
Mistrust
Feeding
Children develop a sense of trust when
caregivers provide reliability, care, and
affection. A lack of this will lead to
mistrust.
2. Early
Childhood (2
to 3 years)
Autonomy vs.
Shame and
Doubt
Toilet
Training
Children need to develop a sense of
personal control over physical skills and a
sense of independence. Success leads to
feelings of autonomy, failure results in
feelings of shame and doubt.
3. Preschool
(3 to 5 years)
Initiative vs.
Guilt
Exploration
Children need to begin asserting control
and power over the environment. Success
in this stage leads to a sense of purpose.
Children who try to exert too much power
experience disapproval, resulting in a
sense of guilt.
4. School Age
(6 to 11
years)
Industry vs.
Inferiority
School
Children need to cope with new social and
academic demands. Success leads to a
sense of competence, while failure results
in feelings of inferiority.
5. Adolescence
(12 to 18
years)
Identity vs.
Role
Confusion
Social
Relationships
Teens need to develop a sense of self and
personal identity. Success leads to an
ability to stay true to yourself, while
failure leads to role confusion and a weak
sense of self.
6. Young
Adulthood (19
to 40 years)
Intimacy vs.
Isolation
Relationships
Young adults need to form intimate, loving
relationships with other people. Success
leads to strong relationships, while failure
results in loneliness and isolation.
7. Middle
Adulthood (40
to 65 years)
Generativity
vs.
Stagnation
Work and
Parenthood
Adults need to create or nurture things
that will outlast them, often by having
children or creating a positive change that
benefits other people. Success leads to
feelings of usefulness and
accomplishment, while failure results in
shallow involvement in the world.
8. Maturity(65
to death)
Ego Integrity
vs. Despair
Reflection on
Life
Older adults need to look back on life and
feel a sense of fulfillment. Success at this
stage leads to feelings of wisdom, while
failure results in regret, bitterness, and
despair.
18. Psychologist Abraham Maslow identified personality traits of a selfactualized person – The Perfect Individual. Which person in your life is the most
self actualized? Explain with evidence.
If you are finished try the Introvert vs Extrovert Personality test in your text
of page 133.
HSP3M CH # 6 – Sociology, Socialization and Personality Practice Quiz
ANSWERS
1. This sociological point of view sees society as groups of people acting in
competition for power. In Canadian society these different groups could be
political parties, lobbyists, non-governmental organizations, land developers,
environmental groups, child advocates, media organizations, property owners
etc. When a big decision needs to be made or a large project needs to be
planned (Ottawa’s East-West Light Rail or the Revitalization of Lansdowne Park)
competition and conflict can erupt when change is happening.
Ans: Conflict Theory
2. This sociological point of view focuses on women and gender inequality in
society. Women have long been neglected historically in social science theories
and studies. These sociologists believe that focusing on this point of view will
help restore a gender balance in research and gender equality in society.
Ans: Feminist Sociology
3. This sociological point of view sees a society as various segments or groups
of people working together for the whole. All segments of society serve a
purpose and need each other in order to create the whole society. In Canada
they would point to our family support groups, schools, healthcare, recreational
facilities, and food providers as groups that support young developing Canadian
children.
Ans: Structural Functionalism
4. This sociological point of view is concerned more with how people interpret
and react to people and groups around them. They think that people are
internally motivated by what they have learned and internalized and are less
motivated by other’s concrete actions. Everyone subjectively interprets their
world, and then acts upon it in their own way. This is the most individualistic
sociological point of view.
Ans: Symbolic Interactionism
5. What do we call children who have lived the first few years of their lives
without much social contact and with no formal socialization?
Ans: Isolates (Feral Children is also used but tends to mean “wild child” who has
grown up without any human contact –wild dog packs, wolf packs)
6. This process of social contact allows new members of a society to learn the
accepted ways of behaving within a specific culture.
Ans: Socialization
7. List seven agents of socialization and then rank them in importance for you.
#1 is the most important and #7 is the least important.
Ans: Family, Peers, Religion, Broad Culture, Subculture, Media, Daycare,
School, Workplace, Military - the order is your opinion
8. Many negative cycles can afflict families. The family is arguably the most
important agent of socialization so problems in the family have far reaching
affects. Describe 3 negative cycles that can be passed down from generation
to generation within families.
Ans: Child Abuse (physical, emotional, sexual, neglect), Cycle of Violence,
Alcoholism, Poverty
9. Describe the peer group of one of your parents and how they chose their
peers. How is this similar or different to your current peer group?
Ans: Teens have more opportunities to network with large groups and meet
new friends. Adults have some unique places where they make peer
relationships – work friends, neighbours, parents of their kid’s friends
10. Do you notice any gender roles that are reinforced by students here at
SCHS? “Boys do _______________________________ and their appearance
should _______________________________________________ . Girls do
_________________________________ and their appearance should
______________________________________________________.
Answers varied, good discussion
11. Read Some of the Current Gender Roles of Teens Article/Interview: Inside
the Dangerously Empty Lives of Teenage Girls
a) Topics & Claims Covered by Dr. Leonard Sax
 High Teenage girl stress, anxiety & depression
 Early sexualization of girls starting at age 7 – clothing
 Young tween girls “sexually servicing” older boys – sex as a commodity
used to raise their social status amongst other girls
 Girls Social Networking Addictions– all about a fake/shallow projected
image for others, not finding out who you really are
 Anorexia becoming a lifestyle choice not an illness amongst teen girls
 25 – 30 % of girls have done self harm? (cutting, burning with matches,
lighters)
 Girls now match boys in alcohol abuse. To relieve anxiety?
 Parents are too permissive. Parents need to control the technology or it
will control/hurt the child. Set limits on cell usage, internet usage and
keep the computer in a public space in the house. Not in the bedroom.
b) Agree with…. Discuss.
c) Disagree with… Discuss.
12. The usual way of thinking, feeling and acting that is unique to an individual is
called the person’s
Ans: personality
13. Do you believe that birth order has affected you and your sibling’s (if you
have any) personality? Explain.
Ans: Individual Stories
14. Put Jean Piaget’s four stages of cognitive development in the correct
order with a number and give a rough age range for each?
Ans:
Stage 4 : Formal Operational Stage: thinking abstractly, imagine alternatives.
Age: 12 yrs old
Stage 1: Sensorimotor Stage: Spend time looking, touching, tasting and
listening – direct experience in the moment. Age: 0 - 2
Stage 3: Concrete Operational Stage: Can do complex operations if physical
objects are present, can see cause and effect, can see other’s points of view.
Age: 7 - 11
Stage 2: Pre-operational Stage: Use communication methods of speech and
print. Can think about things in the past and future. See the world only from their
point of view. Age: 2 - 7
View: Piaget Powerpoint
15. How could Charles Horton Cooley’s Development Theory of the LookingGlass Self explain a child with low self-esteem?
Ans: A child is looking for positive reactions from people they look up to
(parents) when they do things. These reactions tell them they are OK and
on the right track. If they are always getting negative reactions and verbal
abuse, they will develop low self-esteem.
16. Explain the three stages of George Herbert Mead’s Development Theory of
Role Taking.
Ans:
Stage 1: The Preparatory Stage : watch and imitate
Stage 2: The Play Stage: act out the roles of adults
Stage 3: The Game Stage : act out complex roles with other children
17. Erik Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development. What changes would
you make to update it for 2011?
Ans: Often people think that the Adolescence stage (Stage 5) from 12 -18 is
too big an age range for everything that happens and should be split into
two stages. Many people think that the Young Adulthood stage (stage 6)
from 19 – 40 is way too long and could be broken into 2 or 3 stages. How
much do 19 year olds have in common with 35 year olds?!
18. Psychologist Abraham Maslow identified personality traits of a selfactualized person – The Perfect Individual. Which person in your life is the most
self-actualized? Explain with evidence.
Ans: Personal Answers. Some people said their Moms were the most selfactualized!
If you are finished try the Introvert vs Extrovert Personality test in your text
of page 133.