Ying Liu’s mom and dad take their role as parents seriously. They want their daughter to conform to traditional expectations, so they make sure that she is dressed in pretty clothes, that she doesn’t get too dirty, that she plays with dolls, and that
she doesn’t behave in ways that they consider too active or aggressive. This teaching process is called:
A. gender formation.
B. gender socialization.
C. gender profiling.
D. genderizing.
Answer: B
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Symbolic interactionists focus on __________
a. what individual family members think is part of their role b. how the family contributes to society c. who controls whom in the family d. how many social programs support the family
A research article reports the following:
"The mean performance scores for the Normal Sleep, Reduced Sleep, and No Sleep groups were 18.0, 16.6, and 15.6, respectively, F(2,36 ) = 2.95, p < .05." Based on this information, which conclusion is most accurate? A) People who get no sleep perform significantly worse than people who sleep a reduced amount. B) People who sleep a reduced amount perform significantly worse than people who sleep a normal amount. C) The three groups do not all come from populations with the same mean, although it is not clear which population means are different. D) This null hypothesis cannot be rejected.
In a (n)_____________________, people answer to a group, hear testimony against themselves, are found guilty, and have their statuses as group members removed.
A. example of conflict theory B. degradation ceremony C. example of differential association theory D. illegal type of self-control
Which of the following causes the media to be a prime target of attacks from authoritarian regimes?
a. Many forms of media, including newspapers, have little accountability for their content. b. The public has little faith or interest in the press and demands media suppression. c. The media serves as an important check on power and the government. d. Media tends to be home-grown and under the control of government agents.