Some Module 8 CSOC 103 Concepts

What is the accurate definition of socialization?

• Socialization is the process by which we acquire the norms and values of the cultures in which we find ourselves.

• Socialization is the process of biologically inheriting our personality traits from our parents

• Socialization is the process of learning mathematics, language, and other academic subjects to succeed in society

• Socialization is a process that only occurs during early childhood when we are mostvulnerable to be influenced by our families.

The following is not an example of how family socialization impacts traditional gender roles.

• Encouraging a boy to play with trucks and a girl to play with dolls.

• Teaching both boys and girls to perform household chores such as cooking and cleaning.

• Teaching girls to perform household chores such as cooking and cleaning and boys to fix a car.

• Discouraging girls from pursuing careers in traditionally male-dominated fields like engineering and Information Technology

Schools can play a role in normalizing racial inequality.

• True

• False

In public schools in Ontario, students used to choose between ------ streams with the help of a guidance counselor.

The applied stream often led to ​ (a)   ​

• low-skilled work
• higher-skilled employment opportunities

Black, Indigenous and other students of colour have disproportionately streamed into the​ (a)  

• applied stream
• academic stream

Who introduced the concept of the Looking-Glass Self? ​ (a)  

• Charles Horton Cooley
• Stuart Hall

Match the three stages of the Looking-Glass Concept

• assess and act upon others' judgment

• Third stage

• understand how we appear to others

• First stage

• create an identity from others' judgment

• Second stage

Which statement best describes "Reception Theory"?

• Media producers create messages that are universally understood and appreciated by all viewers.

• Media producers convey messages through encoding, while viewers decode these messages based on their own experiences and values.

• Viewers passively accept the messages conveyed by media producers.

• Viewers interpret messages from media producers without considering their own perspectives.

What does the Module 8 Reading 1 reveal about the disproportionate incarceration of Indigenous people in Canada's justice system?

• Indigenous incarceration rates are similar to those of other racial groups in Canada.

• Indigenous incarceration rates have been steadily decreasing in recent years.

• Indigenous incarceration rates are significantly higher than those of non-Indigenous people.

• Indigenous women are the least affected by rising incarceration rates.