Sociology Socialization

Socialization, as a sociological term, describes:

• how people interact during social situations

• how people learn societal norms, beliefs, and values

• a person’s internal mental state when in a group setting

• the difference between introverts and extroverts

The Harlows’ study on rhesus monkeys showed that:

• rhesus monkeys raised by other primate species are poorly socialized

• monkeys can be adequately socialized by imitating humans

• food is more important than social comfort

• social comfort is more important than food

What occurs in Lawrence Kohlberg’s conventional level?

• Children develop the ability to have abstract thoughts.

• Morality is developed by pain and pleasure.

• Children begin to consider what society considers moral and immoral.

• Parental beliefs have no influence on children’s morality.

What did Carol Gilligan believe earlier researchers into morality had overlooked?

• The justice perspective

• Sympathetic reactions to moral situations

• The perspective of females

• How social environment affects how morality develops

What is one way to distinguish between psychology and sociology?

• Psychology focuses on the mind, while sociology focuses on society.

• Psychologists are interested in mental health, while sociologists are interested in societal functions.

• Psychologists look inward to understand behavior while sociologists look outward.

• All of the above

How did nearly complete isolation as a child affect Danielle’s verbal abilities?

• She could not communicate at all.

• She never learned words, but she did learn signs.

• She could not understand much, but she could use gestures.

• She could understand and use basic language like “yes” and “no.”

Why do sociologists need to be careful when drawing conclusions from twin studies?

• The results do not apply to singletons.

• The twins were often raised in different ways.

• The twins may turn out to actually be fraternal.

• The sample sizes are often small.

From a sociological perspective, which factor does not greatly influence a person’s socialization?

• Gender

• Class

• Blood type

• Race

Chris Langan’s story illustrates that:

• children raised in one-parent households tend to have higher IQs.

• intelligence is more important than socialization.

• socialization can be more important than intelligence.

• neither socialization nor intelligence affects college admissions.

Why are wealthy parents more likely than poor parents to socialize their children toward creativity and problem solving?

• Wealthy parents are socializing their children toward the skills of white-collar employment.

• Wealthy parents are not concerned about their children rebelling against their rules.

• Wealthy parents never engage in repetitive tasks.

• Wealthy parents are more concerned with money than with a good education.