Freuds notion of the ego referred to________________?

A. the unconscious mass of instinctive drives that may be repressed
B. the self as a whole an unstable mix of conscious and unconscious elements
C. the conscious part of the mind that regulates emotional drives on a practical rational level
D. the neurotic part of the mind that longs for belonging and may suffer an inferiority complex

Margaret Mead suggested that______________?

A. adolescence and gender roles varied between societies and so were culturally determined
B. gender roles in three new guinea societies were identical and so must be biologically determined
C. adolescence in the usa is a time of relative calm compared to the experience in japan and europe
D. anthropological fieldwork can be problematic because the researcher’s values affect the way they interpret their observations

In modern societies social status is typically measured by a person_____________?

A. age
B. income
C. verbal fluency
D. occupation

A human being deprived of all communication with other humans from birth would lack all but one of the following ?

A. Self
B. Rudimentary personality
C. Language
D. None of these

The process of social interaction by which people acquire the knowledge attitudes values and behaviors essential for effective participation in society is called_____________?

A. Culture
B. Definition of the situation
C. Social communication
D. Socialization

The Thomas theorem states that________________?

A. Nonverbal communication constitutes the majority of a message in communication
B. Verbal communication is more important than touch and touch is more important than artifacts in communicating a message
C. Definitions of the situation differ, and common understanding is impossible
D. If situations are defined as real they are real in their consequences

A person’s self-esteem – low or high -is mainly a function of________________?

A. Introspective rejuvenation
B. Self-ethnography
C. Social comparisons
D. None of the above

The major development task(s) in middle adulthood include(s)________________?

A. Sex
B. Love and work
C. Socialization
D. Preparation for death

The main agent in primary socialization is______________?

A. School
B. Family
C. Television
D. Peer group

Sociologists believe that_______________?

A. Biology being the major constraints does not allow any change in human nature hence socialization does not change much of human individual nature
B. Individual is the product of social group within which he is socialized
C. The nature-nurture controversy has ended in favor of nurture and the bio-sociologists have failed to promote their thesis
D. None of these