Sheila is playing softball with a group of her friends. Recently, she has been thinking about how her team members need to work as a team when a line drive is hit to center field. In considering the demands and expectations of her team as a whole, Sheila is developing an awareness of what sociologist George Herbert Mead termed as the concept of:

a. significant others. b. the generalized other

c. the looking-glass self. d. the authoritarian personality.


b

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Sociologists note that masculinity and femininity are not independent, because we know what one means by reference to the other. For this and other reason, sociologists speak of

A) Gender roles B) Sex roles C) Gender relations D) Gender definitions

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Children of unknown sperm donors often seek to learn the identity of their biological father

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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To help them cope with disturbing thoughts and feelings, seriously ill children need

A. mental first aid. B. very few rules because they already have enough to cope with. C. a lot of time alone with their toys for fantasy play. D. a rigid structure of daily routines to eliminate uncertainty.

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Critics of the hidden curriculum are concerned that

A. it may lead to a type of interpretive behavior. B. discipline takes precedence over the learning process. C. it places too much emphasis on creative thought. D. it may lead to a type of interpretive behavior, and also, discipline takes precedence over the learning process.

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