Question 1

According to sociologists when men engage in risky behaviors they often are victims of.

Accepted Answer

A) innate behavior 
B) male socialization 
C) reactive socialization 
D) low-self worth 
A) innate behavior 
B) male socialization 
C) reactive socialization 
D) low-self worth

Question 2

Identify and explain the four consequences of socialization.

Accepted Answer

1. Formation of Personal Identity: Socia

Question 3

Sociologists have studied conversion as a form of resocialization.Some sociologists object to the use of the term
"brainwashing" when discussing conversion.Which of the following is not a reason why?

Accepted Answer

A) In the process of conversion new converts do not necessarily drop their former identities. 
B) People who are socially isolated or alienated may be attracted to cults,for example,voluntarily. 
C) Even within cult-like settings socialization is an interactive process. 
D) "Brainwashing" has a negative connotation. 
A) In the process of conversion new converts do not necessarily drop their former identities. 
B) People who are socially isolated or alienated may be attracted to cults,for example,voluntarily. 
C) Even within cult-like settings socialization is an interactive process. 
D) "Brainwashing" has a negative connotation.

Question 4

Which of the following is false in regards to socialization and conformity?

Accepted Answer

A) All people are unique to some degree. 
B) Conformity to social expectations eliminates individuality. 
C) People resist some of society's expectations. 
D) Most people do conform to varying degrees. 
A) All people are unique to some degree. 
B) Conformity to social expectations eliminates individuality. 
C) People resist some of society's expectations. 
D) Most people do conform to varying degrees.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true about the process of socialization?

Accepted Answer

A) Socialization begins the moment a person is born. 
B) By adolescence the socialization process is complete. 
C) Socialization ends when one becomes an adult. 
D) One's identity becomes fixed during the process of early socialization. 
A) Socialization begins the moment a person is born. 
B) By adolescence the socialization process is complete. 
C) Socialization ends when one becomes an adult. 
D) One's identity becomes fixed during the process of early socialization.

Question 6

Mead's term for the passive,conforming self that reacts to others is the .

Accepted Answer

A) ego 
B) me 
C) I 
D) id 
A) ego 
B) me 
C) I 
D) id

Question 7

Michael Messner's research on men and sports shows that

Accepted Answer

A) sports are often the context for developing relationships between fathers and sons. 
B) most men strive for a professional sporting career. 
C) for most Men their closest peer relationships are within sports. 
D) sports are more influential for men than for boys. 
A) sports are often the context for developing relationships between fathers and sons. 
B) most men strive for a professional sporting career. 
C) for most Men their closest peer relationships are within sports. 
D) sports are more influential for men than for boys.

Question 8

Social learning theory views identity as

Accepted Answer

A) the result of shaping oneself in response to the expectations of others. 
B) the result of the struggle of the self with the unconscious. 
C) unimportant. 
D) the product of the I and the Me. 
A) the result of shaping oneself in response to the expectations of others. 
B) the result of the struggle of the self with the unconscious. 
C) unimportant. 
D) the product of the I and the Me.

Question 9

Research on adolescents of different social classes has found that

Accepted Answer

A) lower income youth are more likely to have fun than upper class youth. 
B) economically privileged youth are more likely than their less privileged peers to define their activities as fun and not work. 
C) there are no significant differences in the activities of adolescents of different social classes. 
D) the world seems more "work­like" for economically privileged adolescents because of their different roles. 
A) lower income youth are more likely to have fun than upper class youth. 
B) economically privileged youth are more likely than their less privileged peers to define their activities as fun and not work. 
C) there are no significant differences in the activities of adolescents of different social classes. 
D) the world seems more "work­like" for economically privileged adolescents because of their different roles.

Question 10

The text presents the example of the difference in how American and Japanese mothers talk to their children in order to demonstrate that

Accepted Answer

A) socialization practices reflect what is important in a particular culture. 
B) not all cultures practice socialization in the home. 
C) patterns of socialization are the same throughout the world. 
D) there is little difference in how U.S.and Japanese mothers talk to their children. 
A) socialization practices reflect what is important in a particular culture. 
B) not all cultures practice socialization in the home. 
C) patterns of socialization are the same throughout the world. 
D) there is little difference in how U.S.and Japanese mothers talk to their children.

Question 11

Which of the following is true regarding socialization?

Accepted Answer

A) The socialization experience differs for individuals based on their social location. 
B) The process of socialization is most directly considered psychological. 
C) Through socialization,individuals internalize behaviors. 
D) Personality is the basis for socialization. 
A) The socialization experience differs for individuals based on their social location. 
B) The process of socialization is most directly considered psychological. 
C) Through socialization,individuals internalize behaviors. 
D) Personality is the basis for socialization.

Question 12

Which of these is not generally viewed as a consequence of socialization?

Accepted Answer

A) People have the capacity for seeing oneself through the perspective of another. 
B) People have the ability to understand the ways in which they are socialized. 
C) People have a tendency to act in socially acceptable ways. 
D) People are bearers of culture. 
A) People have the capacity for seeing oneself through the perspective of another. 
B) People have the ability to understand the ways in which they are socialized. 
C) People have a tendency to act in socially acceptable ways. 
D) People are bearers of culture.

Question 13

57is interested in how social inequality affects the development of an individual's identity.

Accepted Answer

A) Psychoanalytic theory 
B) Functionalism 
C) Conflict theory 
D) Symbolic interaction 
A) Psychoanalytic theory 
B) Functionalism 
C) Conflict theory 
D) Symbolic interaction

Question 14

When boys and girls are grouped together in school,their gender differences become even more relevant to their interaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to the perspective of,the internalization of societal values in the process of socialization is important because it reinforces social consensus.

Accepted Answer

A) conflict theory 
B) functionalism 
C) social learning theory 
D) symbolic interaction theory 
A) conflict theory 
B) functionalism 
C) social learning theory 
D) symbolic interaction theory

Question 16

Religion is a powerful socialization agent.What is the impact of religion during one's childhood?

Accepted Answer

A) Religious education is important to the identities children construct in childhood. 
B) Children typically develop very different belief systems than those of their parents. 
C) Regardless of how they are raised,children tend to grow away from their earliest religious training. 
D) Children are likely to not understand religion until they are adults. 
A) Religious education is important to the identities children construct in childhood. 
B) Children typically develop very different belief systems than those of their parents. 
C) Regardless of how they are raised,children tend to grow away from their earliest religious training. 
D) Children are likely to not understand religion until they are adults.

Question 17

Conforming to social expectations eliminates individuality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Symbolic interaction theory suggests that children learn

Accepted Answer

A) as the unconscious mind shapes their behavior. 
B) through taking the role of significant others. 
C) only when they identify with the same sex parent. 
D) as they begin to learn the rules of the game of life. 
A) as the unconscious mind shapes their behavior. 
B) through taking the role of significant others. 
C) only when they identify with the same sex parent. 
D) as they begin to learn the rules of the game of life.

Question 19

Describe the process of resocialization,the situations in which it is most likely to occur,and to whom.Briefly
explain why some sociologists object to the use of the term "brainwashing" for the resocialization process.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the process of resocialization,the situations in...

Question 20

According to Mead,children begin to take on the roles of significant people in their environment during the
Stage of childhood socialization.

Accepted Answer

A) imitation 
B) play 
C) game 
D) preoperational 
A) imitation 
B) play 
C) game 
D) preoperational

According to sociologists when men engage in risky behaviors they often are victims of.

Identify and explain the four consequences of socialization.

Sociologists have studied conversion as a form of resocialization.Some sociologists object to the use of the term "brainwashing" when discussing conversion.Which of the following is not a reason why?

Which of the following is false in regards to socialization and conformity?

Which of the following statements is true about the process of socialization?

Mead's term for the passive,conforming self that reacts to others is the .

Michael Messner's research on men and sports shows that

Social learning theory views identity as

Research on adolescents of different social classes has found that

The text presents the example of the difference in how American and Japanese mothers talk to their children in order to demonstrate that

Which of the following is true regarding socialization?

Which of these is not generally viewed as a consequence of socialization?

57is interested in how social inequality affects the development of an individual's identity.

When boys and girls are grouped together in school,their gender differences become even more relevant to their interaction.

According to the perspective of,the internalization of societal values in the process of socialization is important because it reinforces social consensus.

Religion is a powerful socialization agent.What is the impact of religion during one's childhood?

Conforming to social expectations eliminates individuality.

Symbolic interaction theory suggests that children learn

Describe the process of resocialization,the situations in which it is most likely to occur,and to whom.Briefly explain why some sociologists object to the use of the term "brainwashing" for the resocialization process.

According to Mead,children begin to take on the roles of significant people in their environment during the Stage of childhood socialization.

Sociological Perspective

Culture and the Media

Doing Sociological research

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organization

Deviance and Crime

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Education and Health Care

Economics and Politics

Environment, Population and Social Change

Filters

Exam 4: Socialization and the Life Course

According to sociologists when men engage in risky behaviors they often are victims of.

Identify and explain the four consequences of socialization.

Sociologists have studied conversion as a form of resocialization.Some sociologists object to the use of the term "brainwashing" when discussing conversion.Which of the following is not a reason why?

Which of the following is false in regards to socialization and conformity?

Which of the following statements is true about the process of socialization?

Mead's term for the passive,conforming self that reacts to others is the .

Michael Messner's research on men and sports shows that

Social learning theory views identity as

Research on adolescents of different social classes has found that

The text presents the example of the difference in how American and Japanese mothers talk to their children in order to demonstrate that

Which of the following is true regarding socialization?

Which of these is not generally viewed as a consequence of socialization?

57is interested in how social inequality affects the development of an individual's identity.

When boys and girls are grouped together in school,their gender differences become even more relevant to their interaction.

According to the perspective of,the internalization of societal values in the process of socialization is important because it reinforces social consensus.

Religion is a powerful socialization agent.What is the impact of religion during one's childhood?

Conforming to social expectations eliminates individuality.

Symbolic interaction theory suggests that children learn

Describe the process of resocialization,the situations in which it is most likely to occur,and to whom.Briefly explain why some sociologists object to the use of the term "brainwashing" for the resocialization process.

According to Mead,children begin to take on the roles of significant people in their environment during the Stage of childhood socialization.

Sociological Perspective

Culture and the Media

Doing Sociological research

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organization

Deviance and Crime

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Education and Health Care

Economics and Politics

Environment, Population and Social Change

Filters