FAML 430 Exam 1 Questions and Correct
Answers
key characteristics of socialization - Answer--over time
-through interaction with significant others
-by means of communication
-in emotionally significant contexts
externalization vs internalization
How can we move towards internalization? - Answer-E-behavior controlled by outside forces
I-the process by which externally controlled behavior shifts to internally, or self-regulated, behavior
How-communication of values
characteristics of temperament - Answer--innate characteristics that determine an individual's
sensitivity to various experiences and responsiveness to social interaction
-rhythmicity, approach/withdrawal, adaptability, intensity of reaction, quality of mood
-easy, slow-to-warm-up, difficult
What are key demographic changes among children in the U.S. today? - Answer-
, How has the concept of childhood changed over time? - Answer-miniature adults->uninformed adults-
>children's rights->consumers
What is the difference between a passive, evocative, and active genotype environment? - Answer-P-
children are predisposed to be affected by the environment their parents provide
E-an individual's genotype will tend to evoke certain responses from the environment
A-an individual's genotype will tend to motivate that person to seek out environments most compatible
with their prewiring
How did compulsory education laws come to be? What is their historical context? - Answer-
What are the major outcomes or goals of socialization? - Answer-develop a self-concept, enable self-
regulation, empower achievement, teach appropriate social roles, implement developmental skills
What are the defining characteristics of the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and
chronosystem? How does each impact socialization? - Answer-microsystem-activities and relationships
with significant others experienced in a small setting (family, school, peer group, community); have the
most influence
mesosystem-linkages and interrelationships between two or more microsystems (having friends over,
parent-teacher conferences); impact depends on the number and quality of interrelationships
exosystem-settings in which children are not active participants, but that affect them in one of their
microsystems (parents jobs, city council); indirect impacts
macrosystem-society and subculture to which the individual belongs (economics, politics, religion, race)
chronosystem-temporal changes in ecological systems or within individuals, producing new conditions
that affect development (physical changes, 9/11)
attributes of ethnicity - Answer-ascribed attribute; national origin, culture, race, religion; share
biologically and/or socially inherited characteristics
Answers
key characteristics of socialization - Answer--over time
-through interaction with significant others
-by means of communication
-in emotionally significant contexts
externalization vs internalization
How can we move towards internalization? - Answer-E-behavior controlled by outside forces
I-the process by which externally controlled behavior shifts to internally, or self-regulated, behavior
How-communication of values
characteristics of temperament - Answer--innate characteristics that determine an individual's
sensitivity to various experiences and responsiveness to social interaction
-rhythmicity, approach/withdrawal, adaptability, intensity of reaction, quality of mood
-easy, slow-to-warm-up, difficult
What are key demographic changes among children in the U.S. today? - Answer-
, How has the concept of childhood changed over time? - Answer-miniature adults->uninformed adults-
>children's rights->consumers
What is the difference between a passive, evocative, and active genotype environment? - Answer-P-
children are predisposed to be affected by the environment their parents provide
E-an individual's genotype will tend to evoke certain responses from the environment
A-an individual's genotype will tend to motivate that person to seek out environments most compatible
with their prewiring
How did compulsory education laws come to be? What is their historical context? - Answer-
What are the major outcomes or goals of socialization? - Answer-develop a self-concept, enable self-
regulation, empower achievement, teach appropriate social roles, implement developmental skills
What are the defining characteristics of the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and
chronosystem? How does each impact socialization? - Answer-microsystem-activities and relationships
with significant others experienced in a small setting (family, school, peer group, community); have the
most influence
mesosystem-linkages and interrelationships between two or more microsystems (having friends over,
parent-teacher conferences); impact depends on the number and quality of interrelationships
exosystem-settings in which children are not active participants, but that affect them in one of their
microsystems (parents jobs, city council); indirect impacts
macrosystem-society and subculture to which the individual belongs (economics, politics, religion, race)
chronosystem-temporal changes in ecological systems or within individuals, producing new conditions
that affect development (physical changes, 9/11)
attributes of ethnicity - Answer-ascribed attribute; national origin, culture, race, religion; share
biologically and/or socially inherited characteristics
