INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 9TH EDITION TEST BANK

View Sample Chapter Below: CHAPTER 4: SOCIALIZATION AND THE LIFE CYCLE MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Children learn the values, norms, and social practices of their culture. This process is defined as: a. evolution b. socializ ...

View Sample Chapter Below: CHAPTER 4: SOCIALIZATION AND THE LIFE CYCLE MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Children learn the values, norms, and social practices of their culture. This process is defined as: a. evolution b. socialization c. sensitization d. social reproduction e. social interaction ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social reproduction. MSC: Remembering 2. Children learn the ways of their elders, the values, norms, and behaviors of a society are perpetuated, which is known as: a. evolution b. socialization c. sensitization d. social reproduction e. social interaction ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social reproduction. MSC: Remembering 3. Which of the following is NOT provided to the individual through the process of socialization? a. values b. instincts c. behavioral guidelines d. capacity for independent thought and free will e. connection to other generations ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social reproduction. MSC: Remembering 4. Based on the text discussion, one can infer that for humans to be adequately socialized, it is imperative that they have: a. two parents: a mother and a father b. formal schooling c. educated parents who are familiar with theories of child development d. regular social interaction with adults e. educational toys, particularly books ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social reproduction. MSC: Understanding 5. Which of the following is NOT one of the four of the main agents of socialization discussed in the text? a. family b. peers c. school d. mass media e. government ANS: E DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social reproduction. MSC: Remembering 6. The most concentrated period of socialization is referred to as: a. formal operational socialization b. primary socialization c. secondary socialization d. generalized other socialization e. young adulthood socialization ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social reproduction. MSC: Remembering 7. Which is the main agent of socialization associated with what is described as the primary socialization stage in most modern societies? a. small-scale families b. extended multigenerational households c. preschools and day care d. television and other media e. peer groups ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social reproduction. MSC: Understanding 8. The period when peers, the media, and other social institutions begin to heavily influence socialization beginning in later childhood is referred to as: a. formal operational socialization b. primary socialization c. secondary socialization d. generalized other socialization e. young adulthood socialization ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social reproduction. MSC: Remembering 9. In contrast to American culture, infants and young children in many societies are cared for by: a. isolated nuclear families b. single households with parents, grandparents, and other kin c. child care centers d. boarding schools e. no one and live on the streets ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social reproduction. MSC: Remembering 10. In contrast to modern societies, a person’s lifelong position in most premodern societies was mostly determined by the: a. country in which a person was born b. amount of education a person achieved c. race and religion of a person d. occupation and income a person received e. family into which a person was born ANS: E DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social reproduction. MSC: Remembering 11. Schools teach children various academic subjects. However, schools are also involved in the socialization process in more latent ways, exemplified by their emphasis on: a. learning the importance of triangulation b. understanding the significance of education c. teaching students the importance of observing rules d. making certain students learn basic literacy e. equalizing educational outcomes ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social reproduction. MSC: Remembering 12. The high proportion of women in the workforce in modern Western societies has increased the socialization influence of: a. peers b. families c. grandparents d. fathers e. mothers ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social reproduction. MSC: Remembering 13. Friendship groups of similar age and social background are known as: a. age grades b. socializing groups c. peer groups d. peer grades e. social grades ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social reproduction. MSC: Remembering 14. Formalized peer groups in small traditional cultures are known as: a. age grades b. socializing groups c. peer groups d. peer grades e. social grades ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social reproduction. MSC: Remembering 15. By observing school-age children in their classrooms and on the playground, Professor Barrie Thorne (1993) found that: a. most of what goes on in school is gender neutral b. teachers’ attitudes toward their jobs affected boys but not girls c. boys determined norms in the classroom, whereas girls set the norms on the playground d. the school cafeteria was a social context governed by the most demanding students e. popular girls set the standards of behavior ANS: E DIF: Medium REF: Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social reproduction. MSC: Remembering 16. One can generalize from Barrie Thorne’s (1993) research that culture shapes actions and values and children a. are more malleable than adults b. rigidly enact the behaviors of adults c. are also creative actors in their own socialization d. are ultimately unable to resist or alter socialization e. influence their peers more than being influenced by them ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social reproduction. MSC: Understanding 17. Gerbner et al. (1986) found the highest number of violent acts per television episode in: a. cop shows b. science fiction c. talk shows d. comedies e. cartoons ANS: E DIF