Quiz on Socialization and Self-Concept

Socialization begins at birth and continues

• a. Until age 12

• b. Until age 21

• c. until middle age

• d. throughout life

Our self-concept

• a. Allows us to have an image of ourselves that is separate from those around us.

• b. Has little to do with how others see us

• c. Stays the same throughout our lives.

• d. Is something we are born with and has nothing to do with the ways others interact with us.

When a person is a resident of a total institution, the first step in attempting to change the person is

• a. Desocialization

• b. Resocialization

• c. role-taking

• d. anticipatory socialization

When you are trying to enter the next stage of life, what is the name of the “people” we look to in evaluation ourselves?

• a. Anticipatory group

• b. Reference group

• c. role models

• d. significant others

Aman is graduating from college and looking forward to his new role in his job as a computer scientist for a large firm. This is an example of

• Anticipatory socialization

• Looking-glass self

• The imagination stage

• The game stage

Which of the following is a way that a total institution typically desocializes members of a group?

• By letting them spend a great deal of unsupervised time with peer groups

• By allowing them to have visitors whenever they want

• By requiring that they all dress alike

• By giving them a great deal of privacy

What do sociologists call a continuing process whereby individuals acquire personal identities and learn the norms, values, behaviors, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position?

• sociology
• socialization
• culture
• a mouth full

What is socialization?

• A biological process that determines personality

• The process through which people learn the acceptable language, norms, values, and behaviors of a society

• A method of learning specific to childhood

• The study of social behavior in animals

the process of learning how to take part in group life

• game stage

• play stage

• socialization

• control theory

The lifelong process of an individual or group learning the expected norms and customs of a group or society through social interaction.

• Conflict Theory

• Socialization

• Social Adaptation

• Symbolic Interactionalist