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Agents of Socialisation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of these is NOT an agent of socialisation

a)

Ethnicity

b)

Family

c)

Gender

d)

Time

2.

Which agent is this referring to:

"Perceived social and cultural divides, stereotypes such as 'snob, bogan'"

a)

Environment

b)

Location, class., status

c)

Ethnicity

d)

Beliefs

3.

Which agent is this referring to:

"Powerful influence in shaping character, govern marriage and inheritance"

a)

Family and Kinship

b)

Ethnicity and Culture

c)

Gender

d)

Location, class and status

4.

Which agent is this referring to:

"Shapes ritual and values"

a)

Family and Kinship

b)

Media

c)

Globalisation

d)

Beliefs

5.

Which agent is this referring to:

"Acquaintances we spend time with on a regular basis in a social context"

a)

Family and Kinship

b)

Peers

c)

Media

d)

Gender

6.

Which agent is this referring to:

"Important influence in the formative years, role in instilling particular values"

a)

Peers

b)

Media

c)

School

d)

Gender

7.

Which agent is this referring to:

"has the ability to influence ideas, opinions, attitudes and images of the world "

a)

Roles

b)

Media

c)

Location, class and status

d)

Family and Kinship

8.

Which agent is this referring to:

"Socially constructed differences, rather than biological ones"

a)

Gender

b)

Sexuality

c)

Location, class and status

d)

Peers

9.

Which agent is this referring to:

"includes language, national origin, religion and styles of dress"

a)

Ethnicity and Culture

b)

Gender

c)

Location, class and status

d)

Beliefs

10.

Tick all the agents of socialisation

a)

Family and Kinship

b)

Ethnicity and Culture

c)

Beliefs

d)

Location, class and status

e)

Peers

11.

Fill in the blank

(a)   is a system where societies are organised into hierarchical levels based on power, privilege and wealth.

12.

Fill in the blank

the strength of the (a)   is in its ability to influence our ideas, opinions, attitudes and images of the world.

13.

What does Nature refer to in sociology?

a)

Part of bodily being, genetics and DNA

b)

aspects of ourselves that we have acquired through life

c)

phenomena of the physical world collectively

d)

care for and protect

14.

Which theories coined the term "cognitive development"

a)

Erikson

b)

Piaget

c)

Maslow

d)

Kolberg

15.

Which theorist studied "psychosocial development"

a)

Erikson

b)

Piaget

c)

Maslow

d)

Kolberg