Sociology and Socialization Quiz

What is socialization?

• The process of learning the patterns of their culture and how to behave within a school

• The process of learning the patterns of their culture and how to behave within a workplace

• The process of learning the patterns of their culture and how to behave within a family

• The process of learning the patterns of their culture and how to behave within society

Which stage of cognitive development involves babies learning about the world through their senses and motor activities?

• Sensorimotor Stage

• Play Stage

• Preoperational Stage

• Concrete Operational Stage

According to Cooley's Looking Glass Self, how do we learn who we are?

• By examining ourselves only

• By imagining and thinking about how we present ourselves to other people

• By looking at how we think other people perceive us only

• By interacting and socializing with others

Which agent of socialization is considered the most important for children?

• Peers

• Media and technology

• Religion or philosophy

• Family

What is the term for when one gets rid of their former behaviors and accepts new ones?

• Anticipatory socialization

• Socialization through Life

• Resocialization

• Total institution

Which psychological approach to self starts with us being the central position in someone else's world as we are babies and toddlers?

• A significant other

• Mead's Theory of Self

• Growing consideration for the perspective of others

• Erving Goffman

What is the term for a person's usual patterns of thinking, feeling, attitude, and acting?

• Status

• Roles

• Personality

• Cognitive Development

Which theory sees socialization as a process where individuals are placed in assigned groups that compete with other groups?

• Functionalist Theory

• Twin Studies

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic interactionists

What is the term for a position within society that has a set of expectations?

• Cognitive Development

• Status

• Roles

• Personality

What did twin studies demonstrate about genetics and environment?

• Genetics has no impact on an individual's personality and traits

• Genetics and environment have opposite effects on an individual's personality and traits

• Environment has no impact on an individual's personality and traits

• Genetics and environment come together to form one's personality and traits