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Question #1
Which of the following is true of socialization?
A.   The process of socialization is exclusively considered psychological.
B.   Personality is the basis for socialization.
C.   Through socialization, genetics determines behaviors.
D.   The socialization experience differs for individuals based on the context in which it occurs.
Question #2
Through the process of socialization, we learn our _____, or the behaviors that are expected of us.
A.   identities
B.   values
C.   personalities
D.   roles
Question #3
Social scientists debate whether humanness is naturally occurring or socially created. This is called the _____ controversy.
A.   sociology–biology
B.   nature–nurture
C.   internal–external
D.   inherent–innate
Question #4
From a sociological perspective, what a person becomes
A.   can rarely be predicted, even in generalities.
B.   is a result of innate traits.
C.   is mainly genetic.
D.   results from social experiences.
Question #5
Most sociologists would probably agree that in the “nature versus nurture” debate,
A.   nature is more important than nurture in the development of humanness.
B.   neither is particularly important.
C.   nurture seems to be the ultimate determinant of human nature.
D.   human development is the result of the interaction of natural and social influences.
Question #6
To say not only that people live in society but also that society lives in people is to recognize socialization as a form of
A.   nature.
B.   conformity.
C.   social control.
D.   innate knowledge.
Question #7
Which of the following is not evidence that socialization serves as a form of social control?
A.   Learned beliefs and the expectations of others are enough to keep most people in line.
B.   Internalizing social norms causes most people to conform without the use of coercion or violence.
C.   Social control eliminates individuality.
D.   A person experiences pressure when they deviate from what others believe.
Question #8
How is socialization related to conformity?
A.   Some people conform too much as a result of socialization.
B.   Most people need to be coerced into conformity because socialization is incomplete.
C.   People do not respond to the subtle influence of social pressure to conform, even after years of exposure. 
D.   It is only the threat of some type of punishment that makes people conform to social norms.
Question #9
Which statement about socialization is the most accurate?
A.   Socialization creates only behavior that is viewed as socially acceptable by the dominant culture.
B.   Socialization creates the capacity for role-taking, including seeing ourselves the way others see us.
C.   Socialization is more often harmful to self-concept than it is helpful or supportive.
D.   Socialization makes behavior less predictable and sometimes even chaotic.
Question #10
Which of the following is true about the family as an agent of socialization?
A.   The family is rarely a person’s first source of socialization.
B.   The media make up a more important source of gender socialization than the family.
C.   In today’s world, parents have a very minor role in the development of their child’s identity.
D.   Not all families socialize children in the same way or into the same expectations.
Question #11
According to the functionalist perspective, the internalization of societal values in the process of socialization is important because
A.   it reinforces social consensus.
B.   it keeps workers subjugated.
C.   it reduces intrapsychic conflict.
D.   people are happier when they conform.
Question #12
Albert likes to pretend he is Spiderman, but he’s not so good at play with other children, especially if it requires cooperation or turn-taking with those children. Albert is likely to be in which of the following of Mead’s stages?
A.   Play
B.   The generalized other
C.   Imitation
D.   Game
Question #13
Charles Horton Cooley’s looking-glass self rests on
A.   a series of discrete stages.
B.   perception and effect.
C.   unconscious processes.
D.   reinforcement and punishment.
Question #14
The sociologist _____ argued that self-awareness develops as we see ourselves from the point of view of others.
A.   George Herbert Mead
B.   Jean Piaget
C.   Sigmund Freud
D.   Carol Gilligan
Question #15
According to Mead, children begin to take on the roles of significant people in their environment during the _____ stage of socialization.
A.   imitation
B.   preoperational
C.   play
D.   game
Question #16
In the game stage of socialization, children begin to learn
A.   that they are not always the center of everyone’s attention.
B.   to imitate the behavior of significant others.
C.   how to follow directions given by others.
D.   how to take on multiple roles at the same time.
Question #17
The phases of the life course
A.   bind different generations and define some of life’s most significant events.
B.   permit sociologists to study the internal construction of one’s self.
C.   keep individuals on the same path, fixed on the same goals.
D.   control what individuals are allowed to do.
Question #18
Which of the following statements is true about a rite of passage?
A.   A formal promotion cannot be considered a rite of passage.
B.   A rite of passage is a unique feature of American society.
C.   A ceremony surrounding a rite of passage tends to be informal and “low key.”
D.   The U.S. society has no formalized rite of passage marking the transition from childhood to adulthood.
Question #19
Resocialization is a process that
A.   takes place continually over the course of a lifetime.
B.   breaks down group solidarity because it is so humiliating.
C.   radically alters or replaces existing social roles.
D.   generally occurs in an informal setting, not an institutional setting.
Question #20
The case of Genie, a girl who was isolated for most of her childhood, illustrates that
A.   society does not play an important role in human development.
B.   human beings need social contact for normal development.
C.   the development of social skills is largely under genetic control.
D.   human development is possible without socialization.

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