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WorksheetsSocialization
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 32mins
The four primary agents of socialization are-
family, work, religion, peers
school, parents, heredity, culture
family, school, peer group, mass media
mass media, family, school, culture
Socialization happens best by:
Living in a cave
Interacting with animals
Interacting with other humans
Interacting with chemicals
Secondary Socialization usually takes place first in:
School
The home
Teenage friend groups
Adulthood
Socialization by outside influences other than those that have raised you is known as:
Primary Socialization
Secondary Socialization
Outside Socialization
Media Socialization
Socialization is a _________________ process.
Short
Lifelong
Month long
Year Long
Learning behaviors and values of a social class is known as:
Anticipatory Socialization
Race Socialization
Class Socialization
Gender Socialization
When middle class and upper class families teach their children that college is important and expect them to attend college, this is an example of:
Anticipatory Socialization
Race Socialization
Class Socialization
Gender Socialization
What stage of life is most crucial in the process of socialization?
Early Adulthood (25-30)
Adolescence (12-18)
Infancy (0-3)
Childhood (4-12)
What stage of life is most crucial in the process of socialization?
Early Adulthood (25-30)
Adolescence (12-18)
Infancy (0-3)
Childhood (4-12)
True or False: The media plays an important role in social development.
True
False
Which is NOT an agent of socialization?
Wealth
Family
Work
Religion
Which of the following is an example of mass media?
Food
newspaper
School
None of the above
Why is family an agent of socialization?
They determine who we interact with
They are our first exposure to socialization.
They keep us from getting in trouble
They teach us how to be popular with our peers
What is socialization?
How we learn to behave in society
A lifelong process of changing ourselves
How we develop our "self"
All of the above
What is the process of assuming the viewpoint of another and using that viewpoint to shape self-concept called?
Role Taking
Socialization
Generalized Other
Significant Others
What are those whose reactions are the most important to your self-concept called?
Significant Others
Agents of Socialization
Generalized Other
Peers
Which sociological perspective would look at how mass media helps to stabilize society?
Symbolic Interactionism
Feminist Theory
Conflict Theory
Functionalism
The process by which individuals learns the norms of and how to function in society?
stratification
specialization
socialization
cultivation
A person's individual identity is the
self
family
other
nature
So called "feral" children (Wolf -children of Midnapore) who have suffered from extreme social isolation have difficulty
acquiring meaningful language
socializing with peers and adults
forming relationships
all of the above
Which of these sets can be considered achieved statuses?
daughter, female, white
volunteer, athlete, lawyer
son, musician, male
father, cousin, military officer
An ascribed status is
assigned at birth or assumed involuntarily later in life
always a master status
a position a person takes on voluntarily that can reflects both personal ability and merit
easy to change
Sociologists have concluded that gender roles
are socially constructed
are the same in every society
are always based on biological differences
have little impact on society
Socialization varies by social class.
True
False
Working-class parents expect their children to be obedient.
True
False
How does the hidden curriculum of schools help socialize children for their adult lives?
It teaches how to follow a teacher, how to dress, when to speak in class - all needed for the adult world.
It teaches socialization skills, a sense of self, how to be rewarded, and how to follow a bell - all needed for the adult world.
It teaches loyalty and allegiance - all needed for the adult world.
It teaches discipline, order, cooperation, and conformity - all needed for the adult world.
How do peer groups contribute to socialization?
young people have an opportunity to engage in give-and-take relationships
allows kids to try a life of crime
gives children experience in self-direction
teaches kids discipline
Mass media does not contribute anything to socialization.
True
False
Propaganda is one way that mass media can be manipulated and influence behavior.
True
False
