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Socialization

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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?
a)
sociology
b)
socialization
c)
culture
d)
a mouth full
2.
Which agent of socialization has the most impact on our development?
a)
Education
b)
Family
c)
Mass Media
d)
Peer Groups
3.
Which of the following are NOT an agent of socialization?
a)
family
b)
peers
c)
school
d)
food
4.
individuals of roughly the same age and with similar interests
a)
peer group
b)
hidden curriculum
c)
play stage
d)
socialization
5.
Which of the following is an example of a peer group?
a)
students and teachers
b)
children and parents
c)
classmates and friends
d)
players and coaches
6.

The four primary agents of socialization are-

a)

family, work, religion, peers

b)

school, parents, heredity, culture

c)

family, school, peer group, mass media

d)

mass media, family, school, culture

7.
Which term refers to the cultural learning you experience as a child?
a)
Agents of Socialization
b)
Primary Socialization
c)
Socialization
d)
Resocialization
8.

Socialization happens best by:

a)

Living in a cave

b)

Interacting with animals

c)

Interacting with other humans

d)

Interacting with chemicals

9.

Secondary Socialization usually takes place first in:

a)

School

b)

The home

c)

Teenage friend groups

d)

Adulthood

10.

Socialization by outside influences other than those that have raised you is known as:

a)

Primary Socialization

b)

Secondary Socialization

c)

Outside Socialization

d)

Media Socialization

11.

Socialization is a _________________ process.

a)

Short

b)

Lifelong

c)

Month long

d)

Year Long

12.

Learning behaviors and values of a social class is known as:

a)

Anticipatory Socialization

b)

Race Socialization

c)

Class Socialization

d)

Gender Socialization

13.

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:

a)

Anticipatory Socialization

b)

Race Socialization

c)

Class Socialization

d)

Gender Socialization

14.

What stage of life is most crucial in the process of socialization?

a)

Early Adulthood (25-30)

b)

Adolescence (12-18)

c)

Infancy (0-3)

d)

Childhood (4-12)

15.

What stage of life is most crucial in the process of socialization?

a)

Early Adulthood (25-30)

b)

Adolescence (12-18)

c)

Infancy (0-3)

d)

Childhood (4-12)

16.

True or False: The media plays an important role in social development.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which is NOT an agent of socialization?

a)

Wealth

b)

Family

c)

Work

d)

Religion

18.

Which of the following is an example of mass media?

a)

Food

b)

newspaper

c)

School

d)

None of the above

19.

Why is family an agent of socialization?

a)

They determine who we interact with

b)

They are our first exposure to socialization.

c)

They keep us from getting in trouble

d)

They teach us how to be popular with our peers

20.

What is socialization?

a)

How we learn to behave in society

b)

A lifelong process of changing ourselves

c)

How we develop our "self"

d)

All of the above

21.

What is the process of assuming the viewpoint of another and using that viewpoint to shape self-concept called?

a)

Role Taking

b)

Socialization

c)

Generalized Other

d)

Significant Others

22.

What are those whose reactions are the most important to your self-concept called?

a)

Significant Others

b)

Agents of Socialization

c)

Generalized Other

d)

Peers

23.

Which sociological perspective would look at how mass media helps to stabilize society?

a)

Symbolic Interactionism

b)

Feminist Theory

c)

Conflict Theory

d)

Functionalism

24.

The process by which individuals learns the norms of and how to function in society?

a)

stratification

b)

specialization

c)

socialization

d)

cultivation

25.

A person's individual identity is the

a)

self

b)

family

c)

other

d)

nature

26.

So called "feral" children (Wolf -children of Midnapore) who have suffered from extreme social isolation have difficulty

a)

acquiring meaningful language

b)

socializing with peers and adults

c)

forming relationships

d)

all of the above

27.

Which of these sets can be considered achieved statuses?

a)

daughter, female, white

b)

volunteer, athlete, lawyer

c)

son, musician, male

d)

father, cousin, military officer

28.

An ascribed status is

a)

assigned at birth or assumed involuntarily later in life

b)

always a master status

c)

a position a person takes on voluntarily that can reflects both personal ability and merit

d)

easy to change

29.

Sociologists have concluded that gender roles

a)

are socially constructed

b)

are the same in every society

c)

are always based on biological differences

d)

have little impact on society

30.

Socialization varies by social class.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Working-class parents expect their children to be obedient.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

How does the hidden curriculum of schools help socialize children for their adult lives?

a)

It teaches how to follow a teacher, how to dress, when to speak in class - all needed for the adult world.

b)

It teaches socialization skills, a sense of self, how to be rewarded, and how to follow a bell - all needed for the adult world.

c)

It teaches loyalty and allegiance - all needed for the adult world.

d)

It teaches discipline, order, cooperation, and conformity - all needed for the adult world.

33.

How do peer groups contribute to socialization?

a)

young people have an opportunity to engage in give-and-take relationships

b)

allows kids to try a life of crime

c)

gives children experience in self-direction

d)

teaches kids discipline

34.

Mass media does not contribute anything to socialization.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Propaganda is one way that mass media can be manipulated and influence behavior.

a)

True

b)

False