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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A society does not play an important role in human development.
B the development of social skills is largely under genetic control.
C human development is possible without socialization.
D human beings need social contact for normal development.
Question #2
A breaks down group solidarity because it is so humiliating.
B takes place continually over the course of a lifetime.
C radically alters or replaces existing social roles.
D generally occurs in an informal setting, not an institutional setting.
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 keep individuals on the same path, fixed on the same goals.
B permit sociologists to study the internal construction of one’s self.
C control what individuals are allowed to do.
D bind different generations and define some of life’s most significant events.
Question #5
A how to take on multiple roles at the same time.
B to imitate the behavior of significant others.
C that they are not always the center of everyone’s attention.
D how to follow directions given by others.
Question #6
A play
B game
C preoperational
D imitation
Question #7
A Carol Gilligan
B George Herbert Mead
C Sigmund Freud
D Jean Piaget
Question #8
A perception and effect.
B reinforcement and punishment.
C a series of discrete stages.
D unconscious processes.
Question #9
A Play
B Game
C Imitation
D The generalized other
Question #10
A people are happier when they conform.
B it reduces intrapsychic conflict.
C it keeps workers subjugated.
D it reinforces social consensus.
Question #11
A Not all families socialize children in the same way or into the same expectations.
B The family is rarely a person’s first source of socialization.
C The media make up a more important source of gender socialization than the family.
D In today’s world, parents have a very minor role in the development of their child’s identity.
Question #12
A Socialization creates only behavior that is viewed as socially acceptable by the dominant culture.
B Socialization is more often harmful to self-concept than it is helpful or supportive.
C Socialization creates the capacity for role-taking, including seeing ourselves the way others see us.
D Socialization makes behavior less predictable and sometimes even chaotic.
Question #13
A Some people conform too much as a result of socialization.
B Most people need to be coerced into conformity because socialization is incomplete.
C People do not respond to the subtle influence of social pressure to conform, even after years of exposure.
D It is only the threat of some type of punishment that makes people conform to social norms.
Question #14
A Learned beliefs and the expectations of others are enough to keep most people in line.
B Social control eliminates individuality.
C Internalizing social norms causes most people to conform without the use of coercion or violence.
D A person experiences pressure when they deviate from what others believe.
Question #15
A nature.
B conformity.
C social control.
D innate knowledge.
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 can rarely be predicted, even in generalities.
B is a result of innate traits.
C results from social experiences.
D is mainly genetic.
Question #18
A sociology–biology
B internal–external
C nature–nurture
D inherent–innate
Question #19
A personalities
B roles
C identities
D values
Question #20
A The socialization experience differs for individuals based on the context in which it occurs.
B The process of socialization is exclusively considered psychological.
C Personality is the basis for socialization.
D Through socialization, genetics determines behaviors.