Socialization

Socialization, as a sociological term, describes:

• the difference between introverts and extroverts

• 1. how people interact during social situations

• 1. how people learn societal norms, beliefs, and values

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

Harlow’s study on rhesus monkeys showed that:

• 1. food is more important than social comfort

• 1. rhesus monkeys raised by other primate species are poorly socialized

• 1. monkeys can be adequately socialized by imitating humans

• 1. social comfort is more important than foods

What occurs in Lawrence Kohlberg’s conventional level?

• 1. Morality is developed by pain and pleasure.

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

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

• 1. Children develop the ability to have abstract thoughts.

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

• 1. How social environment affects how morality develops

• 1. The perspective of females

• 1. Sympathetic reactions to moral situations

• 1. The justice perspective

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

• 1. The sample sizes are often small.

• 1. The results do not apply to singletons.

• 1. The twins may turn out to actually be fraternal.

• 1. The twins were often raised in different ways.

Chris Langan’s story illustrates that:

• 1. neither socialization nor intelligence affects college admissions.

• 1. socialization can be more important than intelligence.

• 1. intelligence is more important than socialization.

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

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

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

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

• 1. Wealthy parents never engage in repetitive tasks.

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

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

• 1. By socializing them in teamwork

• 1. With a standardized curriculum

• 1. Through the hidden curriculum

• 1. All of the above

Which of the following is a manifest function of schools?

• 1. Learning to read and write

• 1. Knowing locker room etiquette

• 1. Understanding when to speak up and when to be silent

• 1. Following a schedule

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

• 1. Workplace

• 1. Mass media

• 1. School

• 1. Family