Jane is part of a youth group where members push each other to refrain from sexual activities until marriage. Jane is influenced by
a. groupthink.
b. peer pressure.
c. mortification.
d. enthnocentrism
Question 2Children's toys figure prominently in the gender socialization process.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3BenDavid and Lavee's study of how Israeli family members interacted with one another during the SCUD missile attack shows that the family
a. can serve to buffer its members against the effects of negative circumstances or can exacerbate those effects.
b. is a supportive and positive influence during a crisis.
c. increases the stress of a crisis.
d. becomes divided and tense during a crisis.
Question 4Early childhood teachers seem to be more accepting of girls' crossgender behaviors and explorations than they are of boys'.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5Researchers Ben-David and Lavee studied Israeli families to learn how members behaved toward one another during a missile attack. The researchers studied
a. an outgroup.
b. significant symbols.
c. a primary group.
d. collective memory.
Question 6Sociologists argue that an underdetermined yet significant portion of malefemale differences are products of socialization.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 7Total institutions specialize in stripping away a person's sense of self for the purpose of building a changed self. That stripping away process is known as
a. social isolation.
b. internalization.
c. mortification.
d. institutionalization.