Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.

1		Socialization affects the overall cultural practices of a society, but it does not shape self-images.
			A)	True
			B)	False
2		Functionalist theorists fear that the sociobiological approach could be used as an argument against efforts to assist disadvantaged people, such as schoolchildren who are not competing successfully.
			A)	True
			B)	False
3		Charles Horton Cooley used the phrase looking-glass self to emphasize that the self is the product of our social interactions with other people.
			A)	True
			B)	False
4		According to George Herbert Mead, during the play stage children merely imitate the people around them, especially family members with whom they continually interact.
			A)	True
			B)	False
5		George Herbert Mead was among the first to analyze the relationship of symbols to socialization.
			A)	True
			B)	False
6		Like Charles Horton Cooley and George Herbert Mead, Goffman believed that the self is a social product, and that other people influence aspects of one's personality. However, unlike Cooley and Mead, he suggested that the self has components that work in opposition to each other.
			A)	True
			B)	False
7		In his well-known cognitive theory of development, Freud identifies four stages in the development of children's thought processes.
			A)	True
			B)	False
8		According to Piaget, social interaction is the key to development.
			A)	True
			B)	False
9		Most sociologists agree that the development of self is completed around age 23.
			A)	True
			B)	False
10		Anticipatory socialization refers to the process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life.
			A)	True
			B)	False
11		Those members of the Amish community who stray too far from Amish mores may be excommunicated and shunned by all other members of the community--a practice called deathing.
			A)	True
			B)	False
12		The term gender roles refers to expectations regarding proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females.
			A)	True
			B)	False
13		Research suggests that male adolescents are more likely to spend time in groups, whereas female adolescents are more likely to interact with a single other female.
			A)	True
			B)	False
14		While social scientists see the family, school, and work as agents of socialization, they do not recognize the state as an agent of socialization.
			A)	True
			B)	False
15		Research suggests that television is a critical force in the socialization of children in the United States.
			A)	True
			B)	False