Socialization Review

Which of the following best describes socialization?

• The process of biological growth and development
• The process of learning and internalizing the norms, values, and roles of society
• The process of forming close friendships
• The process of competing for limited resources

Which sociologist is most associated with the "looking-glass self" concept?

• George Herbert Mead
• Charles Horton Cooley
• Emile Durkheim
• Erving Goffman

What is anticipatory socialization?

• Learning norms for a role you will occupy in the future
• Adapting to a new role after already entering it
• Abandoning previous norms during resocialization
• Teaching norms to younger generations

Which of the following is an example of a total institution?

• A public library
• A college campus
• A military boot camp
• A neighborhood watch group

Primary socialization typically occurs in which setting?

• Peer groups
• Workplace
• Family
• Mass media

Which agent of socialization most directly teaches formal rules and expectations of a society?

• Family
• School
• Peer group
• Media

Erving Goffman's dramaturgical approach compares social interaction to:

• A factory
• A courtroom
• A stage performance
• A marketplace

Which of the following is an example of secondary socialization?

• A child learning table manners from parents
• A teenager learning work norms at a part-time job
• A toddler learning to walk
• A baby imitating a sibling's smile

Which concept refers to the internalization of cultural norms so deeply that they become automatic?

• Role strain
• Habitus
• Impression management
• Social role

Which term refers to the conflict that arises when expectations of two different roles clash?

• Role exit
• Role strain
• Role conflict
• Role taking