Humanities 125 - American Social Values » Spring 2021 » Socialization Quiz

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Question #1
Erik Erikson’s theory explains:
A.   When human moral development begins in an individual.
B.   How human sexual desire is linked to the development of a personality.
C.   Why Rhesus Monkeys preferred terry cloth maternal stand-ins versus the maternal stand-ins that provided food.
D.   How the actions of society help shape personalities throughout the eight basic stages of life.
Question #2
George Herbert Mead’s specific path of development for individuals is as follows:
A.   Preparatory stage, play stage, game stage, generalized other stage
B.   Preparatory stage, game stage, play stage, generalized other stage
C.   Game stage, play stage, generalized other stage, preparatory stage
D.   Generalized other stage, preparatory stage, play stage, game stage
Question #3
Sumaira is scared that she will not find a job in the current economy. She decides to be a business major and attend one of the top business schools in the country. Upon graduation, she is hired by a major investment banking firm in New York. Sumaira has completed:
A.   Developing her sense of morality.
B.   A degradation ceremony.
C.   Anticipatory socialization.
D.   Developing her sense of self.
Question #4
The transition from college life to work life can be quite difficult for many young adults in the United States. Which is a possible cause for this struggle?
A.   The status quo has been maintained for a substantial period of time, and now the economy and government are undergoing significant changes.
B.   Finding a job, renting an apartment, and being independent is a daunting task that seems insurmountable. The status quo has been maintained for a substantial period of time, and now the economy and government are undergoing significant changes. Many young people are in the same situation, so drawing expertise or knowledge from their experiences from peers is difficult.
C.   Finding a job, renting an apartment, and being independent is a daunting task that seems insurmountable.
D.   Many young people are in the same situation, so drawing expertise or knowledge from their experiences from peers is difficult. The status quo has been maintained for a substantial period of time, and now the economy and government are undergoing significant changes.
Question #5
Mark, whose parents are wealthy, has been socialized to believe that he can be whoever he wants to be. His best friend Matt, whose parents are blue-collar workers, has been socialized to believe that hard work and following instructions is all he needs to support himself. Which sociological paradigm does this story fit?
A.   Feminist Theory
B.   Conflict
C.   Structural Functionalism
D.   Symbolic Interactionism
Question #6
Baby Marla is always well dressed. She has ribbons, bows, and frills all over her dresses and even in her hair. Her mother, who is worried that people might mistake Marla for a little boy, is determined to communicate to the world that she has a baby girl. Which sociological paradigm does this story fit?
A.   Conflict
B.   Symbolic Interactionism
C.   Exchange Theory
D.   Structural Functionalism
Question #7
Katrina, age 5, and Sharon, age 4, love to play together while their mothers chat. Katrina has a toy iron and washing machine. She and Sharon spend hours “washing” and “ironing” her baby doll’s clothes, just like they see their mothers do. Which of George Herbert Mead’s stages of development are Katrina and Sharon exemplifying?
A.   The play stage
B.   The preparatory stage*
C.   The “generalized other” stage
D.   The game stage
Question #8
Parents often socialize their children to:
A.   Understand and follow different norms from what they themselves follow
B.   Ignore society and live alone without much interaction with other people
C.   Understand and follow the same norms that they themselves follow
D.   Ignore society and create their own norms and follow them regardless of consequences
Question #9
Whose study described the differences in the way that boys and girls view morality?
A.   Carol Gilligan
B.   Lawrence Kholberg
C.   Sigmund Freud
D.   Erik Erikson
Question #10
According to Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, when do humans begin to think about the feelings of other people and begin to see the world through other people’s eyes?
A.   In their teenage years
B.   When they are born.
C.   When they first go to school.
D.   After they graduate from college.

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