The looking-glass self is the
A. child's awareness of the attitudes, viewpoints, and expectations of society as a whole.
B. phrase used by Charles Horton Cooley to emphasize that the self is the product of our social interactions with others.
C. person's typical patterns of attitudes, needs, characteristics, and behavior.
D. sum total of a person's conscious perception of his or her identity as distinct from others.
Answer: B
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In the first months of life babies are able to babble the sounds needed to speak all languages. This ability corresponds to
a. nurture. b. nature. c. internalization. d. the social self.
Research indicates that a core gender identity seems to be established:
a. at birth. b. within the first year of life. c. by the second or third year. d. at puberty. e. within the first few weeks a child is with adults.
A woman is not allowed to be a clergyperson in her church. How would a conflict theorist explain this?
A. She does not have the right qualifications to be a clergyperson. B. She has other functions in society that men cannot perform. C. She cannot become a clergyperson because the position is reserved for males. D. Gender inequality is at play.