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