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Socialization
Chapter 5
The family is the most important
agent of socialization.
a. Yes
b. No
Our society gives more freedom
to males than to females.
a. Yes
b. No
Sociological research indicates that affluent
parents tend to encourage creativity in their
children while poor parents tend to foster
conformity.
a. Yes
b. No
Socialization is the lifelong experience of
developing human potential and learning
a.
b.
c.
d.
sensorimotor abilities.
the life instinct.
about culture.
behavior.
Socialization is the lifelong experience of
developing human potential and learning
• The correct answer is about culture.
The part of the self that is, according to
George Herbert Mead, guided by society
is the
a.
b.
c.
d.
I.
me.
superego.
looking-glass self.
The part of the self that is, according to
George Herbert Mead, guided by society
is the
• The correct answer is me.
Which researcher compared the moral
development of girls and boys and
concluded that the two sexes use different
standards of rightness?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Piaget
Kohlberg
Gilligan
Freud
Which researcher compared the moral
development of girls and boys and
concluded that the two sexes use different
standards of rightness?
• The correct answer is Gilligan.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Radically altering a person’s
personality by manipulation of the
environment is called
anticipatory socialization.
generalized other.
resocialization.
total institutions.
Radically altering a person’s
personality by manipulation of the
environment is called
• The correct answer is resocialization.
The story of Anna, mentioned in
the text, shows that
a. cutting people off from the social world is
very harmful.
b. children who are socially isolated are able
to recover fully.
c. children can lead relatively normal lives if
they don’t interact with others when they are
infants.
d. none of the above
The story of Anna, mentioned in
the text, shows that
• The correct answer is cutting people off
from the social world is very harmful.
The level of human development at which
individuals first see causal connections in their
surroundings is the _______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
sensorimotor stage
preoperational stage
concrete operational stage
formal operational stage
The level of human development at which
individuals first see causal connections in their
surroundings is the _______.
• The correct answer is concrete
operational stage.
During Erikson’s Toddlerhood Stage
(Stage 2), __________ occurs.
a. the challenge of trust (versus mistrust)
b. the challenge of initiative (versus guilt)
c. the challenge of autonomy (versus
doubt and shame)
d. the challenge of industriousness
(versus inferiority)
During Erikson’s Toddlerhood Stage
(Stage 2), __________ occurs
• The correct answer is the challenge of
autonomy (versus doubt and shame).
A study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found
that youngsters between the ages of two and
eighteen average ________ hours a day
“consuming media.”
a.
b.
c.
d.
5½
6½
7½
8½
A study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found
that youngsters between the ages of two and
eighteen average ________hours a day
“consuming media.”
• The correct answer is 5 ½.
________ came of age in 2004. It describes an
adult who is too busy playing Halo 2 on his or
her Xbox or watching SpongeBob at his or her
parents’ house to think about growing up.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rejuveniles
Adultolescents
Kidults
Adultescent
________ came of age in 2004. It describes an
adult who is too busy playing Halo 2 on his or
her Xbox or watching SpongeBob at his or her
parents’ house to think about growing up.
• The correct answer is Adultescent.
According to Goffman, the
purpose of a total institution is
a. to reward someone for achievement in the
outside world.
b. to radically change a person’s personality or
behavior.
c. to encourage lifelong learning in a
supervised context.
d. to give a person more choices how to live.
According to Goffman, the
purpose of a total institution is
• The correct answer is to radically
change a person’s personality or
behavior.
In the global perspective, which
statement about childhood is
correct?
a. Childhood is defined as being biologically
immature.
b. Poor societies extend childhood much
longer than rich societies do.
c. In every society, the first ten years of life are
a time of play and learning.
d. Rich societies extend childhood much
longer than poor societies do.
In the global perspective, which
statement about childhood is
correct?
• The correct answer is rich societies
extend childhood much longer than poor
societies do.
_____ identified challenges that
individuals face at each stage of life
from infancy to old age.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Erikson
Mead
Gilligan
Kohlberg
_____ identified challenges that
individuals face at each stage of life
from infancy to old age.
• The correct answer is Erikson.
Resocialization is a ____-part
process.
a.
b.
c.
d.
two
three
four
five
Resocialization is a ____-part
process.
• The correct answer is two.
Most sociologists take the
position that
a. biological instincts develop in humans
at puberty.
b. humans have instincts that direct
behavior.
c. personality is present in all humans at
birth.
d. it is human nature to nurture.
Most sociologists take the
position that
• The correct answer is it is human nature
to nurture.