Sociology - Unit 3 Review

Nature v. Nurture is a major debate in the world of personality. Sofalse or true? Nature is the idea of personality being based on biological traits while nurture is based on your surroundings.

• False

• True

Aptitude, or the ability to learn a new skill would fit with what personality factor?

• Hereditary Traits

• Birth Order

• Parental Characteristics

• Cultural Environment

Personality can be based on the order you were (a)   in. Particularly if you have siblings.

The characteristics of the parent can influence a child's personality. What can also influence the child's personality based on their parents that we discussed in class?

• If the grandparents are still alive

• The jobs that the parents have

• If the parents are still together or divorced

• Age difference between parents and the child

The (a)   that a culture holds can influence the personality of the people living in it.

Which statement fits with socialization the best?

• Enforcement through punishment of the basic skills, values, beliefs, and behavior patterns of society.

• Process through which people learn the basic skills, values, beliefs, and behavior patterns of society.

• Process through which people learn the cultural beliefs of another culture that they have not always been a part of.

• Process through which people learn the basics of sociology because it is such a great class!

Your sense of (a)   is what sets you apart from others and society, and makes you unique.

What is the idea of the tabula rasa in terms of how socialization happens?

• You take on the role others and anticipate their actions

• You mimic the actions of others

• We are born as blank slates.

• We view ourselves based on how we think others view us

Who developed the theory of tabula rasa?

• Charles Cooley

• George Herbert Mead

• Ryan Moretz

• John Locke

The Looking- (a)   Self is the idea that we become socialized by viewing ourselves based on how we think we appear to others.