For Mead, the generalized other represents
a. the unconscious mind.
b. people with whom children have a close relationship.
c. the repressed feelings and instincts of children.
d. the abstract composite of social roles and social expectations.
Question 2Which of the following groups is most likely to have an abortion?
a. Young women, aged 2029
b. Women over the age of 40
c. Middle class women
d. College students
Question 3In the game stage of socialization, children begin to learn
a. how to follow directions given by others.
b. that they are not always the center of everyone's attention.
c. how to take on multiple roles at the same time.
d. to imitate the behavior of significant others.
Question 4Which of the following statements is false with regard to abortion?
a. The rate of abortion has declined since 1980.
b. The majority of women having abortions are already mothers.
c. Black women are more likely to have abortions than White women.
d. Public support for abortion has been steadily declining over the past 20 years.
Question 5Mead believed that children acquire a concept of the generalized other during the _____ stage of childhood socialization.
a. imitation
b. play
c. game
d. preoperational
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