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In a total institution, resocialisation first tries to:Read the answer and worked solution →Which sociologist is credited with the term 'total institution'?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is an example of a total institution?Read the answer and worked solution →Group socialisation theory says adult personality is shaped most by:Read the answer and worked solution →Boys are handed toy cars and girls dolls, each praised for 'proper' play. This is:Read the answer and worked solution →Which is a way parents socialise gender roles in their children?Read the answer and worked solution →According to Mead, the self at birth is:Read the answer and worked solution →Who proposed the idea of the 'looking-glass self'?Read the answer and worked solution →In the looking-glass self, a person's self-concept comes from:Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the third step in Cooley's looking-glass self?Read the answer and worked solution →In Mead's play stage, a child builds a self by:Read the answer and worked solution →In a team game, Mead said, the child must:Read the answer and worked solution →In Mead's thought, the 'generalised other' is the child's idea of:Read the answer and worked solution →A hidden curriculum is a set of lessons that are:Read the answer and worked solution →Who coined the phrase 'hidden curriculum' in 1968?Read the answer and worked solution →Break time can carry hidden curriculum because pupils pick up:Read the answer and worked solution →A hidden curriculum can reinforce inequality by treating students by their:Read the answer and worked solution →Which parenting style is both demanding and responsive?Read the answer and worked solution →A parent sets strict rules, gives no explanation and punishes harshly. This is:Read the answer and worked solution →A parent is warm and gives in to every demand, setting few rules. This is:Read the answer and worked solution →A parent provides food and shelter but shows little warmth or control. This is:Read the answer and worked solution →Baumrind's parenting types are built from responsiveness and:Read the answer and worked solution →Obedient, quiet and often unhappy children are linked to which parenting style?Read the answer and worked solution →Children of indulgent parents may tend to be more:Read the answer and worked solution →In some Asian samples, which style did as well as the authoritative style?Read the answer and worked solution →Parenting style differs from parenting practice in that style is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Compared with family and school, peer groups let children escape:Read the answer and worked solution →Adolescents prefer to talk with peers, not parents, about:Read the answer and worked solution →A small peer group of 2 to 12 friends with common interests is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Peer pressure is most common during:Read the answer and worked solution →

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In a total institution, resocialisation first tries to:

  1. teach a skilled trade
  2. restore family ties
  3. erode the old identity
  4. reward free choice
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Correct answer: C. erode the old identity

1. Resocialisation in a total institution is a two-step process. 2. Step one: staff work to root out the new inmate's individual identity. 3. Step two: staff attempt to create a new identity for the inmate. 4. So the first step erodes the old identity. _Source: Wikipedia, "Socialization" (rev 1380116098), section "Resocialization"_

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Which sociologist is credited with the term 'total institution'?

  1. Talcott Parsons
  2. Erving Goffman
  3. Emile Durkheim
  4. Robert Merton
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Correct answer: B. Erving Goffman

1. A total institution is a residential setting cut off from the wider community with a regimented life. 2. The term is credited to the Canadian sociologist Erving Goffman, who studied mental institutions. 3. Parsons, Durkheim and Merton are linked with other concepts. _Source: Wikipedia, "Total institution" (rev 1364974384), section "Etymology"_

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Which of these is an example of a total institution?

  1. A day school
  2. A military camp
  3. A public library
  4. A weekly market
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Correct answer: B. A military camp

1. A total institution is one where people live under a single authority, isolated from the wider society. 2. Examples include prisons, the military and fraternity houses. 3. A day school, a library and a market do not control all of a person's day. _Source: Wikipedia, "Resocialization" (rev 1321938423), section "Institutions"_

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