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31) Which statement best reflects the concept of life course? a. Socialization does not stop with childhood; it occurs throughout one’s adult life. b. Socialization is associated with different courses up until adulthood. c. Socialization is stronger in childhood than adulthood. d. Personalities are more or less fixed after childhood. 32) All of the following are characteristics of early to middle adulthood except: a. It begins after the completion of school. b. Often, individuals in this group are in a romantic relationship, in paid employment, and/or raising children. c. Tensions for individuals might arise between different aspirations. d. Individuals in this time period are marrying earlier. 33) According to the 2006 Canadian Census, for the first time ever there were more _____________ people (aged 15 and over) than _____________ people. a. common law; legally married b. unmarried; legally married c. legally married; common law d. divorced; legally married 34) “Declining health or mental faculties as a result of the aging process” is an example of a __________________ definition of aging. a. pathological b. functional c. functionalist d. symbolic 35) In 2006, the median age for a Canadian was a record high of __ years. a. 38.8 b. 25.6 c. 55.9 d. 64.2 36) The scientific study of old age and aging is called a. ontology. b. feral analysis. c. morphology. d. gerontology. 37) Which answer reflects Kübler-Ross’ stages of coming to terms with our own mortality? a. denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance b. denial, hope, recovery, depression, death c. anger, bargaining, hope, shutting down d. denial, bargaining, reflection, reasoning, death 38) A setting in which people are isolated from society and supervised by an administrative staff from morning to night is known as a a. total institution. b. closed institution. c. complete society. d. total society. 39) Tommy’s dad spanked him repeatedly as a child. When Tommy grew up and became a parent he also spanked his son. Sociologists argue that this is due to a. nature—biologically predisposed to aggression. b. generalized other. c. significant other. d. nurture—product of socialization. 40) The use of evolutionary theory and genetic inheritance to examine biological roots of human behaviour is known as a. socio-physiology. b. biology. c. socio-psychology. d. sociobiology.