WorksheetsQuiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does the term Socialization mean?
the process of learning to participate in a group or act in society.
the act of using social media to communicate with others.
the voluntary process of preparing to accept new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors
an image of yourself as having an identity separate from other people.
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)
Of the four main Agents of Socialization, which is the most influential in helping socialize an individual?
Mass Media
Peer Groups
School
Family
What is the term used to describe the non-content information educators teach their students to help prepare them for life outside of school?
Hidden Curriculum
Civic Duty
Non-Content Learning
Life Skills
Which one of these is not an example of a total institution?
Prison
High School
A Cult
A Mental Hospital
Which one of these is an example of how Total Institutions desocialize their population?
Calling their populations by their real names
Assigning each member of the population a uniform and an identification number
Allowing members of the population to express their own individuality
Giving their populations total freedom to do what they want on a daily basis.
From these scenarios, which one accurately shows anticipatory socialization?
Nick, who's just been sentenced to 5 years in prison for armed robbery, asks his friend Derek to prepare him for prison.
Luke, who's thinking about joining a cult, reads biography about Charles Manson to prepare himself for life in a cult.
Maria is a high school senior planning to go to college next year, to prepare she learns to do laundry, cook, and improve her study habits.
Sherri is a paranoid schizophrenic has been admitted to a mental hospital, to prepare she does some online research of what to expect.
What occurs when someone is being resocialized into their new situation?
Someone adopts new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors.
Someone becomes acclimated with the rest of society.
Someone gives up old norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors.
Someone voluntarily prepares to accept new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors.
Education can be defined as
Shariah
Tarbiyah
Sufis
Rabba
What is the term used to describe the process of learning to participate in a group or act in society?
Socialization
Assimilation
Acculturation
Integration
Which of the following is an example of anticipatory socialization?
Tom, who is already in college, learns how to do laundry for the first time.
Emily, who is about to start a new job, researches the company culture and dress code.
Jack, who is in a mental hospital, tries to adapt to the hospital's routine.
Sarah, who is in prison, learns how to survive in the prison environment.
What is the term used to describe the process of learning to adapt to a new culture?
Assimilation
Acculturation
Integration
Socialization
Which of the following is an example of primary socialization?
Joining a new club in college
Learning to speak a new language as an adult
Learning basic manners and behaviors as a child
Starting a new job in a different field
What is the main purpose of secondary socialization?
To teach individuals basic skills like reading and writing
To reinforce the values and norms of society
To encourage individuality over conformity
To isolate individuals from social interactions
What is Social Stratification?
The division of society into categories, ranks, or classes.
The unequal sharing of scarce resources and social rewards
A social structure in which classes are determined by ascribed status.
A social structure in which classes are determined by achieved status.
In open system, there is
less mobility up and down
more mobility up and down
more mobility depending on where you were born.
more mobility depending on your political affiliation
What three things affect socioeconomic status?
income, heredity, and occupational prestige
income, education and heredity
education, heredity and work ethic
income, education and occupational prestige.
