Lesson 2: Culture & Socialization (Quiz)

What is the best example of a counter culture?

A. Vegan people

B. People who homeschool their children.

C. People who live off the grid -- no electricity or communication.

D.People who continually prepare for natural disasters.

C. People who live off the grid -- no electricity or communication.

Kurt and Mitch visit an Amish village on a class trip. "Let's see if we can round up some old radios and appliances and drop them off for them later this week. I think they'll appreciate it. They just don't understand what they're missing." Mitch rolls his eyes. Kurt's perspective is an example of _______.

A. Behavioral normativity

B. Cultural imperialism

C. Material culture

D. Ideal culture

B. Cultural imperialism

The term values can be defined as:

A. The tenets or convictions that people hold to be true.

B. A culture's standard for discerning what's good and just in society.

C. Scripture found within the Bible

D. Federal laws and regulations.

B. A culture's standard for discerning what's good and just in society.

The term language can be defined as:

A. Gestures, signs, objects, signals, and words that help people understand the world.

B. A symbolic system through which people communicate and through which culture is transmitted.

C. The exchange of gestures and signals for the purpose of reaching a consensus.

D. Communication grounded in ideals, norms, and values.

B. A symbolic system through which people communicate and through which culture is transmitted.

Which of the following is an example of a cultural universal?

A. Some type of religious practice.

B. Holding hands with your best friend.

C. A funeral or related practice related to those who have died.

D. Marrying the partner whom your parents have chosen for you.

C. A funeral or related practice related to those who have died.

TJ notices that their new neighbor is building a machine in the backyard. When TJ inquires what it is, their neighbor explains that its a pumpkin catapult for a competition, and shows TJ dozens of pictures of various national events and tournaments involving hundreds of people. TJ's neighbor is involved in a:

A. Counterculture

B. Out-group

C. Subculture

D. Culture

C. Subculture

Which of the following is NOT an example of a formal norm within the United States?

A. Driving on the right hand side of the road

B. Crossing streets on cross-walks

C. Paying taxes

D. Making eye contact while speaking.

D. Making eye contact while speaking.

Some sociologists have pointed out that gender roles are often determined by how a society socializes young boys and girls. Which of the following is an example of socializing a child into a gender role?

A. Taking a young boy to the aquarium.

B. Buying a girl a toy kitchen to play with.

C. Letting a girl wear pants to school.

D. Allowing a boy to sleep with his blanket.

B. Buying a girl a toy kitchen to play with.

Education is important to society because:

A. It teaches children facts about the world in which they live.

B. It teaches children how to interact with their peers and helps them to gain social graces.

C. It teaches children how to react to authority and how to behave in group and one-on-one situations.

D. All of the above

D. All of the above

During her first day of kindergarten, Marie does not understand how the lunch line in the cafeteria works. She hesitates and watches as the older kids pick up their trays and silverware and then get in line. She follows their lead and successfully buys herself lunch. Marie's experience in the lunchroom is an example of _____.

A. Socialization

B. Role fulfillment

C. Resocialization

D. Anticipatory socialization

A. Socialization

Peer groups are important to adolescents because:

A. They help to develop a sense of identity separate from adolescents' parents.

B. They provide the second major socialization experience outside the realm of their families.

C. They rank higher in importance to adolescents' than parental influence.

D. They help exert dependence among adolescents.

A. They help to develop a sense of identity separate from adolescents' parents.

In an effort to control a total institution, and to create a community of sameness, inmates are forced to strip down, be searched by police officers, and given identical uniforms before entering prison. This is an example of _______.

A. An entry test that must be passed.

B. A degradation ceremony.

C. A graduation ceremony.

D. An exit test that must be passed.

B. A degradation ceremony

Sherry is in her mid-eighties and is moving to a nursing home. She is used to getting up at 5 o'clock each morning and making breakfast for herself. Her new roommate likes to sleep until 7 o'clock and breakfast is not served at the nursing home until 8 o'clock. What is Sherry most likely to experience through this transition?

A. A shift in her desire to enjoy life.

B. A shift in her reading habits.

C. Resocialization.

D. A complete and permanent loss of herself.

C. Resocialization.

While in Egypt on a study abroad program, Sarah, an American student from Atlanta was invited over for dinner by one of her professors. When she got there, the professor introduced her to his family, including his wife, who also happened to be his first cousin. Although she managed to act normal, she was shocked to know that they were related by the blood which for her was almost incest. Sociologically Sarah was exhibiting:

A. Cultural relativism

B. Ethnocentrism

C. Xenocentrism

D. Homophobism

B. Ethnocentrism

Who proposed that the psychological problems in men and women are reflections of the problems in the early stages of their childhood development?

A. Freud

B. Mead

C. Cooley

D. Durkheim

A. Freud

Terrorist groups are examples of?

A. Counter culture

B. Dominant ideology

C. Subculture

D. Cultural universals

Total institutions require that people entering for the first time need to leave behind their old identities and acquire new ones through a process known as?

A. Degradation Ceremony

B. Dressing Down

C. Inmate Training

D. Training Ritual

A. Degradation Ceremony

The lifelong process by which people learn values, beliefs, norms, and societal expectations is known as?

A. Socialization

B. Culture Learning

C. Internalization

D. Learning Moment

A. Socialization

While eating dinner at a high-end restaurant, Sarah noisily slurps, and belches out loudly. She just violated:

A. Folkways

B. Mores

C. Law

D. Taboo

A. Folkways

Sports, funeral, singing, body adornments, are found in all cultures. They are known as:

A. Cultural Universals

B. Dominant Cultures

C. Cultural Elements

D. Cultural Contact

A. Cultural Universals