4.2 Why Socialization Matters

7. Why do sociologists need to be careful when drawing conclusions from twin studies?

a. The results do not apply to singletons.

b. The twins were often raised in different ways.

c. The twins may turn out to actually be fraternal.

d. The sample sizes are often small.

8. From a sociological perspective, which factor does not greatly influence a person’s socialization?

a. Gender

b. Class

c. Blood type

d. Race

9. Chris Langan’s story illustrates that:

a. children raised in one-parent households tend to have higher IQs.

b. intelligence is more important than socialization.

c. socialization can be more important than intelligence.

d. neither socialization nor intelligence affects college admissions.

4.3 Agents of Socialization

10. Why are wealthy parents more likely than poor parents to socialize their children toward creativity

and problem solving?

a. Wealthy parents are socializing their children toward the skills of white-collar employment.

b. Wealthy parents are not concerned about their children rebelling against their rules.

c. Wealthy parents never engage in repetitive tasks.

d. Wealthy parents are more concerned with money than with a good education.

11. How do schools prepare children to one day enter the workforce?

a. With a standardized curriculum

b. Through the hidden curriculum

c. By socializing them in teamwork

d. All of the above

12. Which one of the following is not a way people are socialized by religion?

a. People learn the material culture of their religion.

b. Life stages and roles are connected to religious celebration.

c. An individual’s personal internal experience of a divine being leads to their faith.

d. Places of worship provide a space for shared group experiences.

13. Which of the following is a manifest function of schools?

a. Understanding when to speak up and when to be silent

b. Learning to read and write

c. Following a schedule

d. Knowing locker room etiquette

14. Which of the following is typically the earliest agent of socialization?

a. School

b. Family

c. Mass media

d. Workplace

4.4 Socialization Across the Life Course

15. Which of the following is not an age-related transition point when Americans must be socialized to

new roles?

a. Infancy

b. School age

c. Adulthood

d. Senior citizen

16. Which of the following is true regarding American socialization of recent high school graduates?

a. They are expected to take a year “off” before college.

b. They are required to serve in the military for one year.

c. They are expected to enter college, trade school, or the workforce shortly after graduation.

d. They are required to move away from their parents.

5.1 Types of Groups (Lecture5.Groups and organization)

1. What does a Functionalist consider when studying a phenomenon like the Occupy Wall Street

movement?

a. The minute functions that every person at the protests plays in the whole

b. The internal conflicts that play out within such a diverse and leaderless group

c. How the movement contributes to the stability of society by offering the discontented a safe,

controlled outlet for dissension

d. The factions and divisions that form within the movement

2. What is the largest difference between the Functionalist and Conflict perspectives and the

Interactionist perspective?

a. The former two consider long-term repercussions of the group or situation, while the latter

focuses on the present.

b. The first two are the more common sociological perspective, while the latter is a newer

sociological model.

c. The first two focus on hierarchical roles within an organization, while the last takes a more

holistic view.

d. The first two perspectives address large-scale issues facing groups, while the last examines

more detailed aspects.

3. What role do secondary groups play in society?

a. They are transactional, task-based, and short-term, filling practical needs.

b. They provide a social network that allows people to compare themselves to others.

c. The members give and receive emotional support.

d. They allow individuals to challenge their beliefs and prejudices.

4. When a high school student gets teased by her basketball team for receiving an academic award, she

is dealing with competing ______________.

a. primary groups

b. out-groups

c. reference groups

d. secondary groups

5. Which of the following is NOT an example of an in-group?

a. The Ku Klux Klan

b. A fraternity

c. A synagogue

d. A high school

6. What is a group whose values, norms, and beliefs come to serve as a standard for one's own

behavior?

a. Secondary group

b. Formal organization

c. Reference group

d. Primary group

7. A parent who is worrying over her teenager’s dangerous and self-destructive behavior and low selfesteem

may wish to look at her child’s:

a. reference group

b. in-group

c. out-group

d. All of the above