A Major Change in Attitudes Toward Prisons During the 1830s

question 14

True/False

A major change in attitudes toward prisons during the 1830s was the idea that prisoners could not be rehabilitated.

Understand the theoretical perspectives on socialization, including functionalist, conflict, and symbolic interactionist views.

Analyze the influence of agents of socialization on individual development.

Understand the role of virtual communities in socialization and the development of the self.

Identify and explain key sociological concepts and theories related to socialization, including age cohort, generation, the Thomas theorem, and the looking-glass self.

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Definitions:

Projective Personality

Refers to psychological tests that use ambiguous stimuli to elicit responses that reveal aspects of an individual's personality.

Objective Personality

Assessment of an individual's personality based on measurable or observable criteria, often through standardized tests.

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

A comprehensive psychological test that assesses a variety of personality traits and psychopathologies.

Adolescent

An individual in the developmental stage of transition from childhood to adulthood, typically characterized by significant physical, psychological, and social changes.