A young girl decides that she wants to become an Olympic swimmer. She takes swimming lessons, joins her school's swimming team, reads magazine articles about champion swimmers, and goes to swimming meets at a nearby college. This is an example of
A. reverse socialization.
B. resocialization.
C. desocialization.
D. anticipatory socialization.
D. anticipatory socialization.
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Researchers have classified stress into two main categories:
A. circumstances that cause stress and reactions to stress. B. circumstances that cause a crisis and circumstances that create strain. C. short-period and long-period stress. D. general and specific stress.
According to di Leonardo, cultural expectations of satisfying family life include kinship
contacts across households. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Charles Horton Cooley's "looking-glass self" pertains to
a. the nature vs. nurture debate. b. a mild form of mental illness. c. low self-esteem. d. the concept of human nature. e. the development of the self-concept.
Which of the following is considered a pattern revealed by studies of intergenerational mobility in industrialized nations?
A. There is a common pattern toward agriculture-based occupations. B. Mobility opportunities are strongly influenced by structural factors. C. Intergenerational mobility has been decreasing in most countries. D. Parental positions tend to have little effect on the social mobility of children.