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Module 4 - Socialization & the Life Course
Module 4 - Socialization & the Life Course Quiz Questions
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
03/01/2012

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RIGHTS OF PASSAGE
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Graduation ceremonies, weddings, and bar mitzvahs are all examples of _____.
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CONFLICT THEORY
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Although the process of socialization promotes conformity, individual are also shaped by resistance to conformity and to oppression. This is an argument of _____.
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Ann Lareau’s research on middle-class and working-class children illustrates
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the lack of preparation working-class and poor children receive in terms of learning to negotiate through various social institutions.
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Which of these statements is false from the perspective of symbolic interactionism?
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Identity is something unconscious and hidden from view.
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Symbolic interaction theory suggests that children learn
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from significant others
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Conflict theory
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______ is interested in how social inequality affects the development of an individual’s identity.
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Which of these is not generally viewed as a consequence of socialization?
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People have the capacity to act in socially deviant and harmful ways
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Social learning theory views identity as
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the result of shaping oneself in response to the expectations of others
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significant other
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George Herbert Mead used the term _____ to refer to those with whom children have a close relationship or affiliation.
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Which of the following statements is true about rites of passage?
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Contemporary U.S. society has no single, formalized rite of passage marking the transition from childhood to adulthood
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According to Carol Gilligan, how do women’s moral judgments compare to men’s?
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Women’s moral judgments are more contextual than men’s
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It is possible for some people to conform too much
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How do most sociologists view conformity?
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Symbolic interactionists
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_______ ask what meanings become attached to different age groups, and how these explain how society ranks age groups.
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Socialization serves as a form of social control because
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once learned, the expectations of others are enough to keep most people in line
a person experiences pressure when they deviate from what others believe.
internalizing social norms causes most people to conform without the use of coercion or violence.
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