Quiz 3: Chapters 5 & 6

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 ______________________.

socialization

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?

Buying Sarah a toy kitchen to play with

It is parent-teacher conference day at Littleton Elementary School.  Mike's teacher is anxious to meet his parents and discuss his habit of disrupting the class.  When the teacher expresses her concern that Mike is not being socialized properly, his dad insists that he was the same way at Mike's age and that disrupting the class is natural for the children in his family.   Mike’s teacher and father are arguing about which fundamental sociological theory?

Nature vs. Nurture

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?

resocialization

Sumaira is scared that she will not find a job in the current economy.   She decides to be a business major and attend one of the top business schools in the country. Upon graduation, she is hired by a major investment banking firm in New York.   Sumaira has completed:

Anticipatory socialization

Joseph and Paula are excited to welcome their child into the world. They cannot wait to pass on all their knowledge, insight, and rich culture. Just as their parents gave them guidance and showed them how to lice, Joseph and Paula will continue the chain by handing down their societal values and thus, sustain the society they love so much. Which sociological paradigm does this story fit?

Structural Functionalism

Baby Marla is always well dressed.   She has ribbons, bows, and frills all over her dresses and even in her hair.   Her mother, who is worried that people might mistake Marla for a little boy, is determined to communicate to the world that she has a baby girl.   Which sociological paradigm does this story fit?

Symbolic interactionism

Sandy is standing in line for Kanye West tickets.  The line wraps around the block, spilling into the streets and crowding store windows.   Sandy is part of a(n):

aggregate

What is the difference between a primary group and a secondary group?

• A primary group is large and impersonal; a secondary group is small and purely instrumental in function.

• A primary group is small, consisting of emotional face-to-face relationships; a secondary group is larger and impersonal.

• A primary group is large and impersonal; a secondary group is small, consisting of emotional, face-to-face relationships.

• A primary group is small and impersonal; a secondary group is large and consists of face-to-face relationships.

A primary group is small, consisting of emotional face-to-face relationships; a secondary group is larger and impersonal.

Christine is president of her Improvisation Comedy Troupe.  When making decisions about booking gigs, rehearsal spaces, and call-times, Christine leaves the troupe to decide for themselves.  Christine is a(n) ______________________ leader.

Laissez-faire