Ch. 5: 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

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

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

• Gender

• Class

• Blood type

• Race

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.

How do schools prepare children to one day enter the workforce?

• With a standardized curriculum

• Through the hidden curriculum

• By socializing them in teamwork

• All of the above

Which one of the following is not a way people are socialized by religion?

• People learn the material culture of their religion.

• Life stages and roles are connected to religious celebration.

• An individual’s personal internal experience of a divine being leads to their faith.

• Places of worship provide a space for shared group experiences.

Which of the following is a manifest function of schools?

• Understanding when to speak up and when to be silent

• Learning to read and write

• Following a schedule

• Knowing locker room etiquette

Which of the following is typically the earliest agent of socialization?

• School

• Family

• Mass media

• Workplace

Which of the following is not an age-related transition point when Americans must be socialized to new roles?

• Infancy

• School age

• Adulthood

• Senior citizen

Who is the following describing?

First sociologist to focus on self-development.

Asked: “How do we go from being newborns, to humans with ‘selves’?

Believed there was a specific path of development that we all go through.

• Lawrence Kohlberg

• George Herbert Mead

• Jean Piaget

• Erik Erikson