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Sociology
Study Guide– Chapter 4 Review
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Directions: Use your notes & a book to answer the following prompts. Write the answers in your notebook &
title it “Review – Chapter 4”. Be thorough in your answers, most should be more than just a sentence, and as
always FULL SENTENCES FOR FULL CREDIT.
Part 1 – Content Comprehension (2 points each)
Section 1 (pages 90-94)
1. What do social scientists believe are the principal factors that influence personality development?
2. Why do you think sociologists study people who were isolated during childhood?
Section 2 (pages 95-98)
3. According to Cooly, when does the process of development of self end?
4. What is the role of self in the socialization process?
5. What are some ways that an individual might change how he or she presents himself or herself to
different audiences?
Section 3 (pages 99-102)
6. How do total institutions resocialize their members?
7. In what ways might the mass media, particularly television, reinforce and counteract the effects of the
other agents of socialization?
Part 2 – Writing for Sociology (10 points)
Use your knowledge of the socialization to answer the question below. Do not simply list facts. Present a clear
argument based on your analysis of the question, using the appropriate sociological terminology
8. Briefly describe each of the agents of socialization listed below. For each agent, include a general description
and a discussion of its significance in the socialization process.
a. Family
b. Peer Group
c. School
d. Mass Media