INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 9TH
EDITION TEST BANK
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CHAPTER 4: SOCIALIZATION AND THE LIFE CYCLE
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Children learn the values, norms, and social practices of their culture. This process is defined as:
a. evolution
b. socialization
c. sensitization
d. social reproduction
e. social interaction
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
2. Children learn the ways of their elders, the values, norms, and behaviors of a society are perpetuated,
which is known as:
a. evolution
b. socialization
c. sensitization
d. social reproduction
e. social interaction
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
3. Which of the following is NOT provided to the individual through the process of socialization?
a. values
b. instincts
, c. behavioral guidelines
d. capacity for independent thought and free will
e. connection to other generations
ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
4. Based on the text discussion, one can infer that for humans to be adequately socialized, it is
imperative that they have:
a. two parents: a mother and a father
b. formal schooling
c. educated parents who are familiar with theories of child development
d. regular social interaction with adults
e. educational toys, particularly books
ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Understanding
5. Which of the following is NOT one of the four of the main agents of socialization discussed in the
text?
a. family
b. peers
c. school
d. mass media
e. government
ANS: E DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
6. The most concentrated period of socialization is referred to as:
a. formal operational socialization
b. primary socialization
c. secondary socialization
d. generalized other socialization
e. young adulthood socialization
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
7. Which is the main agent of socialization associated with what is described as the primary socialization
stage in most modern societies?
a. small-scale families
b. extended multigenerational households
c. preschools and day care
d. television and other media
e. peer groups
ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Understanding
8. The period when peers, the media, and other social institutions begin to heavily influence
socialization beginning in later childhood is referred to as:
a. formal operational socialization
, b. primary socialization
c. secondary socialization
d. generalized other socialization
e. young adulthood socialization
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
9. In contrast to American culture, infants and young children in many societies are cared for by:
a. isolated nuclear families
b. single households with parents, grandparents, and other kin
c. child care centers
d. boarding schools
e. no one and live on the streets
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
10. In contrast to modern societies, a person’s lifelong position in most premodern societies was
mostly determined by the:
a. country in which a person was born
b. amount of education a person achieved
c. race and religion of a person
d. occupation and income a person received
e. family into which a person was born
ANS: E DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
11. Schools teach children various academic subjects. However, schools are also involved in the
socialization process in more latent ways, exemplified by their emphasis on:
a. learning the importance of triangulation
b. understanding the significance of education
c. teaching students the importance of observing rules
d. making certain students learn basic literacy
e. equalizing educational outcomes
ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
12. The high proportion of women in the workforce in modern Western societies has increased the
socialization influence of:
a. peers
b. families
c. grandparents
d. fathers
e. mothers
ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
13. Friendship groups of similar age and social background are known as:
EDITION TEST BANK
View Sample Chapter Below:
CHAPTER 4: SOCIALIZATION AND THE LIFE CYCLE
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Children learn the values, norms, and social practices of their culture. This process is defined as:
a. evolution
b. socialization
c. sensitization
d. social reproduction
e. social interaction
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
2. Children learn the ways of their elders, the values, norms, and behaviors of a society are perpetuated,
which is known as:
a. evolution
b. socialization
c. sensitization
d. social reproduction
e. social interaction
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
3. Which of the following is NOT provided to the individual through the process of socialization?
a. values
b. instincts
, c. behavioral guidelines
d. capacity for independent thought and free will
e. connection to other generations
ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
4. Based on the text discussion, one can infer that for humans to be adequately socialized, it is
imperative that they have:
a. two parents: a mother and a father
b. formal schooling
c. educated parents who are familiar with theories of child development
d. regular social interaction with adults
e. educational toys, particularly books
ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Understanding
5. Which of the following is NOT one of the four of the main agents of socialization discussed in the
text?
a. family
b. peers
c. school
d. mass media
e. government
ANS: E DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
6. The most concentrated period of socialization is referred to as:
a. formal operational socialization
b. primary socialization
c. secondary socialization
d. generalized other socialization
e. young adulthood socialization
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
7. Which is the main agent of socialization associated with what is described as the primary socialization
stage in most modern societies?
a. small-scale families
b. extended multigenerational households
c. preschools and day care
d. television and other media
e. peer groups
ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Understanding
8. The period when peers, the media, and other social institutions begin to heavily influence
socialization beginning in later childhood is referred to as:
a. formal operational socialization
, b. primary socialization
c. secondary socialization
d. generalized other socialization
e. young adulthood socialization
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
9. In contrast to American culture, infants and young children in many societies are cared for by:
a. isolated nuclear families
b. single households with parents, grandparents, and other kin
c. child care centers
d. boarding schools
e. no one and live on the streets
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
10. In contrast to modern societies, a person’s lifelong position in most premodern societies was
mostly determined by the:
a. country in which a person was born
b. amount of education a person achieved
c. race and religion of a person
d. occupation and income a person received
e. family into which a person was born
ANS: E DIF: Easy REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
11. Schools teach children various academic subjects. However, schools are also involved in the
socialization process in more latent ways, exemplified by their emphasis on:
a. learning the importance of triangulation
b. understanding the significance of education
c. teaching students the importance of observing rules
d. making certain students learn basic literacy
e. equalizing educational outcomes
ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
12. The high proportion of women in the workforce in modern Western societies has increased the
socialization influence of:
a. peers
b. families
c. grandparents
d. fathers
e. mothers
ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Basic Concepts
OBJ: Learn about how the four main agents of socialization contribute to social
reproduction. MSC: Remembering
13. Friendship groups of similar age and social background are known as:
