The study of __________ involves the reciprocal influence between the individual and the small group.
a. group dynamics
b. dyads
c. small groups
d. triads
Question 2Human beings take many years to become independent because
A) they are incapable of independence before adulthood.
B) they are tabula rasa until late adolescence.
C) they are learning skills to survive in their community.
D) they don't; humans become independent much earlier than sociology previously believed.
Question 3__________ groups are those in which each member can interact regularly and directly with all of the other members.
a. Secondary
b. Formal
c. Small
d. Informal
Question 4According to Mead, the collection of roles and attitudes that people use as a reference as they figure out how to behave in a given situation are called
A) the generalized other
B) tabula rasa
C) the in-group
D) a status group
Question 5Studies reveal that some socially isolated children ________.
A) can recover with effort and specialized care
B) can easily overcome early isolation
C) usually suffer no lasting damage
D) suffer no deficiencies in intellectual growth
Question 6Psychologists Harry and Margaret Harlow found that rhesus monkeys
A) Developed at a similar rate as human infants.
B) That were raised apart from other monkeys had severe physical and emotional problems.
C) Showed strong maternal instinct toward raising their own young, even if they had not been nurtured as infants.
D) Tended to develop much more slowly than human infants
Question 7In order to research the importance of socialization on children, sociologists
A) Have studied reports of children isolated from almost all human contact
B) Have conducted experiments in which children are deprived of human contact
C) Have observed children while they are growing up in isolation
D) Have conducted surveys on random samples of feral children.
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