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Question #1
Which of the following is true of socialization?
A.   The socialization experience differs for individuals based on the context in which it occurs.
B.   Personality is the basis for socialization.
C.   Through socialization, genetics determines behaviors.
D.   The process of socialization is exclusively considered psychological.
Question #2
Through the process of socialization, we learn our _____, or the behaviors that are expected of us.
A.   identities
B.   roles
C.   personalities
D.   values
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.   results from social experiences.
B.   can rarely be predicted, even in generalities.
C.   is mainly genetic.
D.   is a result of innate traits.
Question #5
Most sociologists would probably agree that in the “nature versus nurture” debate,
A.   human development is the result of the interaction of natural and social influences.
B.   nurture seems to be the ultimate determinant of human nature.
C.   nature is more important than nurture in the development of humanness.
D.   neither is particularly important.
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.   conformity.
B.   nature.
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.   Internalizing social norms causes most people to conform without the use of coercion or violence.
B.   A person experiences pressure when they deviate from what others believe.
C.   Learned beliefs and the expectations of others are enough to keep most people in line.
D.   Social control eliminates individuality.
Question #8
How is socialization related to conformity?
A.   It is only the threat of some type of punishment that makes people conform to social norms.
B.   Some people conform too much as a result of socialization.
C.   Most people need to be coerced into conformity because socialization is incomplete.
D.   People do not respond to the subtle influence of social pressure to conform, even after years of exposure. 
Question #9
Which statement about socialization is the most accurate?
A.   Socialization is more often harmful to self-concept than it is helpful or supportive.
B.   Socialization creates only behavior that is viewed as socially acceptable by the dominant culture.
C.   Socialization creates the capacity for role-taking, including seeing ourselves the way others see us.
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.   Not all families socialize children in the same way or into the same expectations.
B.   The family is rarely a person’s first source of socialization.
C.   In today’s world, parents have a very minor role in the development of their child’s identity.
D.   The media make up a more important source of gender socialization than the family.
Question #11
According to the functionalist perspective, the internalization of societal values in the process of socialization is important because
A.   it reduces intrapsychic conflict.
B.   it keeps workers subjugated.
C.   people are happier when they conform.
D.   it reinforces social consensus.
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.   Game
B.   Play
C.   Imitation
D.   The generalized other
Question #13
Charles Horton Cooley’s looking-glass self rests on
A.   unconscious processes.
B.   a series of discrete stages.
C.   reinforcement and punishment.
D.   perception and effect.
Question #14
The sociologist _____ argued that self-awareness develops as we see ourselves from the point of view of others.
A.   Carol Gilligan
B.   Sigmund Freud
C.   Jean Piaget
D.   George Herbert Mead
Question #15
According to Mead, children begin to take on the roles of significant people in their environment during the _____ stage of socialization.
A.   game
B.   play
C.   preoperational
D.   imitation
Question #16
In the game stage of socialization, children begin to learn
A.   how to follow directions given by others.
B.   to imitate the behavior of significant others.
C.   that they are not always the center of everyone’s attention.
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.   control what individuals are allowed to do.
C.   permit sociologists to study the internal construction of one’s self.
D.   keep individuals on the same path, fixed on the same goals.
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.   The U.S. society has no formalized rite of passage marking the transition from childhood to adulthood.
C.   A ceremony surrounding a rite of passage tends to be informal and “low key.”
D.   A rite of passage is a unique feature of American society.
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.   human beings need social contact for normal development.
B.   human development is possible without socialization.
C.   society does not play an important role in human development.
D.   the development of social skills is largely under genetic control.

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