Which of the following is characteristic of primary groups?
a. They are large and impersonal.
b. They are formally organized.
c. They are task-oriented.
d. They are informal and long-lasting.
Question 2In 2011 the American Academy of Adolescent Psychiatry predicted that which one of the following would be a negative effect of media exposure on children and teenagers?
a. They may learn to reject violence as a way to solve problems.
b. They may become increasingly passive and pacifist in response to watching violent television.
c. They may become immune or numb to the horror of violence.
d. They may fail to identify with victims or victimizers.
Question 3In their 19982002 analysis of television content, the Parents Television Council noted that television violence increased by what percentage during in the 9:00 p.m. programming hour?
a. 15.6
b. 90.2
c. 134.4
d. 243.5
Question 4According to Dubow et al., what children observe through _____ window on the world alters their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.
a. the mass media's
b. their family's
c. the school's
d. their peers'
Question 5Research has shown that children who veer away from the culturally prescribed expectations of gender roles find that their peers act as
a. buffers between those children and their families.
b. a source of encouragement to explore concepts of gender.
c. resources to demonstrate the right way for each gender to behave.
d. gender police to reel them back in.
Question 6While the family may be the most important agent of socialization, a child's _____ become increasingly important as a transmitter of social norms and values.
a. own opinions
b. religious ideas
c. peers
d. extracurricular activities
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