Socialization Worksheet Questions

According to the video, what do viewers, toddlers, and soldiers have in common?

• They learn the same skills

• They are all being socialized

• They belong to the same social group

• They follow identical norms

Socialization is defined in the transcript as:

• A biological maturation process

• A political learning process

• A social process through which we develop personality

• A form of intelligence training

According to the video, socialization works primarily through:

• Watching documentaries

• Interacting with other people

• Reading academic books

• Learning from technology

What is the first major agent of socialization mentioned?

• School

• Peer groups

• Media

• Family

Primary socialization refers to:

• Learning in primary school

• First experiences with language, values, and norms in the home

• Learning in peer groups

• Workplace training

According to Bourdieu, cultural capital refers to:

• Money and financial assets

• Non-financial assets like books, games, and cultural experiences

• A country's cultural heritage

• The geographic space of culture

Nicole Sweeney gives the example of Goodnight Moon as evidence that:

• Books are only symbolic

• Phenomena occur in the cosmos

• Simple books influence children’s value of reading

• Toddlers reject reading

Gender socialization begins:

• At age 5 or older

• Once children enter school

• When children watch TV

• When parents choose a name and the baby receives a pink or blue hat

Class socialization helps explain why:

• Middle- and upper-class children are more likely to attend college

• All children have equal chances to attend college

• Working-class children study more

• Social class no longer matters

Anticipatory socialization refers to:

• Learning values of groups we hope to join in the future

• Learning only in primary school

• Preparing for exams

• Learning from mistakes