Review- Chapter 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

Harlow’s study on rhesus monkeys showed that:

• rhesus monkeys raised by other primate species are poorly socialized

• monkeys can be adequately socialized by imitating humans

• food is more important than social comfort

• social comfort is more important than food

What occurs in Lawrence Kohlberg's conventional level?

• Children develop the ability to have abstract thoughts
• Morality is developed by pain and pleasure.
• Children begin to consider what society considers moral and immoral.
• Parental beliefs have no influence on children’s morality.

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

• The justice perspective
• Sympathetic reactions to moral situations
• The perspective of females
• How social environment affects how morality develops

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

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

• The results do not apply to singletons.
• The twins were often raised in different ways.
• The twins may turn out to actually be fraternal.
• The sample sizes are often small.

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

• Gender
• Class
• Blood type
• Race

Chris Langan's story illustrates that:

• children raised in one-parent households tend to have higher IQs.
• intelligence is more important than socialization.
• socialization can be more important than intelligence.
• neither socialization nor intelligence affects college admissions.

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