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Socializing the Individual

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A break with past experiences and the learning of new values and norms is called
a)
resocialization
b)
role-taking.
c)
instinct.
d)
sociobiology
2.
imagining how we appear to others is called
a)
restrictive behavior.
b)
nature versus nurture.
c)
the generalized other.
d)
the looking-glass self.
3.
The most important agent of socialization in almost every society is 
a)
family
b)
peer group
c)
school
d)
mass media
4.
the sum total of a person’s behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, and values
a)
Instinct
b)
Personality
c)
Looking Glass Self
d)
Sociobiology
5.
raised without a cultural environment
a)
me
b)
Feral
c)
tabula rasa
d)
looking glass self
6.
part of self that is aware of the expectations and attitudes of society
a)
me
b)
Feral
c)
tabula rasa
d)
looking glass self
7.
Came up with theory of dramaturgy
a)
Erving Goffman
b)
Ivan Pavlov
c)
Charles Cooley
d)
John Locke
8.
philosopher who believed that people are born without personalities
a)
Rene Spitz
b)
Ivan Pavlov
c)
Charles Cooley
d)
John Locke
9.
Believed that socialization occurs by first taking on the roles of others than society (I & me)
a)
Erving Goffman
b)
George Herbert Mead
c)
Charles Cooley
d)
John Locke
10.
developed the concept of the looking-glass self
a)
Rene Spitz
b)
Ivan Pavlov
c)
Charles Cooley
d)
John Locke
11.
an unchanging, biologically inherited behavior pattern
a)
Instinct
b)
Personality
c)
Looking Glass Self
d)
Sociobiology
12.
It can sometimes be impossible to reverse effects of prolonged isolation
a)
false
b)
true
13.
It is impossible for healthy children to waste away or die from lack of love/attention
a)
true
b)
false
14.
Because it requires internalizing the generalized other, the game stage of role-taking least resembles real life.
a)
false
b)
true
15.
Sociologists refer to parents, siblings, relatives, and others who directly influence our socialization as 
a)
Significant others
b)
Magnificent others
c)
General Family
d)
Generalized others
16.
Inherited genetic characteristics versus environment and social learning is also called
a)
achievement versus failure.
b)
nature versus nurture.
c)
resocialization versus instinct.
d)
looking-glass self versus generalized other.
17.
We develop our self-image according to how we think others see us
a)
Instinct
b)
Personality
c)
Looking Glass Self
d)
Sociobiology
18.
 cultural environment helps determine the basic types of personalities that will be found in society.
a)
true
b)
false
19.
Theory that development of "self" occurs through impression management depending on the audience
a)
dramaturgy
b)
looking glass self
c)
generalized other
d)
significant others
20.
Path set out in life because of being male/female
a)
gender significance
b)
gender mapping
c)
significant other
d)
agents of socialization
21.

Nature believes that heredity while nurture thinks ________ determines personality

a)

Environment

b)

Biology

c)

Sociology

d)

Siblings

22.

capacity to learn/acquire certain skills or knowledge

a)

aptitude

b)

genes

c)

personality

d)

skills

23.

Which is NOT one of the factors of personality development?

a)

heredity

b)

hair color

c)

birth order

d)

cultural environment

24.

What happens to isolated children?

a)

accelerated development

b)

average development

c)

abnormal development

d)

above average development

25.

Cooley believed that we develop our sense of self

a)

by taking on the roles of generalized/significant others through imitation and play (I and me)

b)

through all actions as we are born with a blank slate

c)

by being actors in a play according to our audience

d)

by thinking about and reacting to how others view us (looking glass self)

26.

According to _________________, Social interaction and our development of self is like a performance, according to our audience.

a)

Erving Goffman

b)

John Locke

c)

Charles Cooley

d)

George Herbert Mead