Deck 5: Socialization

Question 1

Which of the following is not true regarding total institutions?

A) They seek to remove the effects of earlier socialization.
B) They seek to resocialize an individual based on the needs of the individual.
C) They have complete control of the individual.
D) They often use deprivation, fatigue and brutality to break down the individual so they accept the forced socialization.
E) All of the above are true.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The statement "I am who I think you think I am" most closely reflects what concept?

A) Conflict perspective
B) The looking glass self
C) Modeling
D) resocialization

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following sociologists are most likely to see human behavior as a product of social interaction?

A) Charles Horton Cooley
B) George Herbert Mead
C) Karl Marx
D) Both A and

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Our self or our identity is constantly being shaped through interaction with others. This is the perspective of ________.

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

Question 5

What percentage of Americans typically attend religious services at some time during the week?

A) About three-quarters of all Americans
B) Nearly all
C) About one third of all Americans
D) Less than one-quarter of all Americans

Question 6

Peer groups

A) demand a high level of conformity
B) begin to have a high degree of influence on individuals in middle and high school
C) Begin to influence individuals more when young people seek independence from parents.
D) Can act as a source of social change.
E) All of the above.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT true regarding role changes?

A) They always occur slowly.
B) They may be voluntary or involuntary.
C) They may occur along with other role changes.
D) They are sometimes irreversible.

Question 8

People experience the socialization process

A) Whenever they leave a social role.
B) Whenever they enter a social role.
C) Throughout the life course.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.

Question 9

Which sociological perspective views the socialization process as one that teaches people to not question the ways of society?

A) Functionalism
B) Conflict perspective
C) Symbolic Interaction
D) Cognitive-development theory

Question 10

Kohlberg's theory of moral development

A) Argues that moral reasoning is related to the process of how people decide to behave when confronted with a moral dilemma.
B) Argues that most people believe in and live by principles of universal fairness.
C) Argues that most people believe that human rights can and do transcend government and laws.
D) Sees social interaction as not important as influencing the behavior of individuals.

Question 11

The functionalist perspective addresses the ways in which the process of socialization

A) shapes communication in society.
B) helps to preserve and meet the needs of society.
C) serves to preserve inequality in society.
D) None of the above.

Question 12

Nearly all agents of socialization use sanctions to shape attitudes and behaviors.

Question 13

Socialization processes end when an individual becomes an adult.

Question 14

Exposure to media portrayals of violence appears to desensitize people to violence and increases aggressive behavior.

Question 15

Most Americans identify with some organized religion.

Question 16

Schools are more important as an agent of socialization today than in the past.

Question 17

Peer groups are less influential related to religious and political beliefs than in other areas.

Question 18

An individual can model behaviors to which they are not exposed.

Question 19

What people do has a greater effect on socialization than what they say.

Question 20

Parents act as agents of socialization to their adult children.

Question 21

The cognitive-developmental approach examines the role that external forces have on individual personality.

Question 22

Social sanctions can shape attitudes and belief.

Question 23

Boys and girls experience socialization the same way.

Question 24

The effects from family socialization end at adulthood.

Question 25

Children often exhibit behavior similar to what the frequently see occur around them. This is called _____________.

Question 26

A prison is an example of a(n) ____________.

Question 27

Conflict theorists see socialization as a way of preserving _________

Question 28

Functionalists see socialization as a process that meets the needs of _______

Question 29

Outline and describe the three stages of modeling.

Question 30

What is a counterculture and how do they emerge in society? What are some examples of countercultures?

Question 31

What is an agent of socialization? Provide three examples of important agents of socialization and briefly discuss how they help shape individuals and society.

Question 32

What are social norms and what are their significance in society? Where do we learn norms? Give examples of at least two social norms.

Question 33

Define social structure. What types of things might be included when we discuss social structure?

Question 34

Discuss how
a) conflict theorists and
b) functionalists view the socialization process.

Question 35

Explain how a symbolic-interactionist might view the process of socialization. Name a symbolic interactionist and discuss their key arguments related to this process.

Question 36

According to Farley and Flota, conflict in society began accelerating in the 1960s and early 1970s in the U.S. What motivated such conflicts? What was the outcome to such conflicts?

Question 37

How does a conflict theorist view the socialization process? How does a functionalist view it? How are they similar and different in their views of socialization?

Question 38

Describe the process of how a person comes to develop self-image through the Looking Glass Self. Provide two examples that highlight this process.

Question 39

What is an agent of socialization and how do they shape our social world? Name at least three agents of socialization and explain why or how they are agents of socialization.

Question 40

Discuss the differences between ordinary socialization and socialization within total institutions.

Question 41

How does mass media engage as agents of socialization? How do they help shape people's actions and attitudes?