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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A the development of social skills is largely under genetic control.
B human development is possible without socialization.
C society does not play an important role in human development.
D human beings need social contact for normal development.
Question #2
A breaks down group solidarity because it is so humiliating.
B radically alters or replaces existing social roles.
C generally occurs in an informal setting, not an institutional setting.
D takes place continually over the course of a lifetime.
Question #3
A A ceremony surrounding a rite of passage tends to be informal and “low key.”
B A rite of passage is a unique feature of American society.
C A formal promotion cannot be considered a rite of passage.
D The U.S. society has no formalized rite of passage marking the transition from childhood to adulthood.
Question #4
A bind different generations and define some of life’s most significant events.
B control what individuals are allowed to do.
C keep individuals on the same path, fixed on the same goals.
D permit sociologists to study the internal construction of one’s self.
Question #5
A how to follow directions given by others.
B that they are not always the center of everyone’s attention.
C to imitate the behavior of significant others.
D how to take on multiple roles at the same time.
Question #6
A imitation
B preoperational
C game
D play
Question #7
A Jean Piaget
B Carol Gilligan
C Sigmund Freud
D George Herbert Mead
Question #8
A a series of discrete stages.
B unconscious processes.
C reinforcement and punishment.
D perception and effect.
Question #9
A Play
B Imitation
C Game
D The generalized other
Question #10
A it reduces intrapsychic conflict.
B it keeps workers subjugated.
C it reinforces social consensus.
D people are happier when they conform.
Question #11
A In today’s world, parents have a very minor role in the development of their child’s identity.
B Not all families socialize children in the same way or into the same expectations.
C The family is rarely a person’s first source of socialization.
D The media make up a more important source of gender socialization than the family.
Question #12
A Socialization makes behavior less predictable and sometimes even chaotic.
B Socialization creates the capacity for role-taking, including seeing ourselves the way others see us.
C Socialization creates only behavior that is viewed as socially acceptable by the dominant culture.
D Socialization is more often harmful to self-concept than it is helpful or supportive.
Question #13
A Some people conform too much as a result of socialization.
B People do not respond to the subtle influence of social pressure to conform, even after years of exposure.
C It is only the threat of some type of punishment that makes people conform to social norms.
D Most people need to be coerced into conformity because socialization is incomplete.
Question #14
A Internalizing social norms causes most people to conform without the use of coercion or violence.
B Learned beliefs and the expectations of others are enough to keep most people in line.
C Social control eliminates individuality.
D A person experiences pressure when they deviate from what others believe.
Question #15
A innate knowledge.
B nature.
C conformity.
D social control.
Question #16
A nurture seems to be the ultimate determinant of human nature.
B human development is the result of the interaction of natural and social influences.
C nature is more important than nurture in the development of humanness.
D neither is particularly important.
Question #17
A results from social experiences.
B is mainly genetic.
C can rarely be predicted, even in generalities.
D is a result of innate traits.
Question #18
A nature–nurture
B sociology–biology
C internal–external
D inherent–innate
Question #19
A personalities
B roles
C values
D identities
Question #20
A The process of socialization is exclusively considered psychological.
B Through socialization, genetics determines behaviors.
C Personality is the basis for socialization.
D The socialization experience differs for individuals based on the context in which it occurs.