Socialization Test

What is socialization?

The process of acquiring and internalizing culture through interactions with others

According to John Locke, the human mind is initially a

Tabula rasa (blank slate)

Which of the following is NOT a challenge in testing nature vs. nurture empirically?

Genetics and socialization are mutually exclusive

What is an example of implicit socialization?

Learning social norms through observation

What does the term "gender socialization" refer to?

The process of learning and internalizing gender differentiation

What was the significance of Bobbi Gibb's rejection from the Boston Marathon?

It illustrated societal beliefs about gender and physical ability

What is the primary source of secondary socialization in Canadian society?

The school system

According to Annette Lareau, middle-class parenting is characterized by:

Concerted cultivation

Which of the following best describes Goffman’s concept of "role"?

A prescribed way of interacting in a particular social setting

What is the "generalized other" in Mead's theory of social development?

The attitude of the whole community internalized by an individual

What is the difference between "frontstage" and "backstage" behavior in Goffman’s theory?

Frontstage is where people act out social roles, backstage is where they prepare

According to Goffman, which of the following is an example of "setting" in social interaction?

The physical environment where interaction occurs

What is habitus, according to Bourdieu?

A social actor’s way of orienting towards others and their environment

What does research on children’s literature suggest about socialization?

Children’s books often introduce class-linked categories of employment

What did Montiegel (2023) find in their study on peer socialization in an oral preschool classroom?

Peers played an important role in enforcing classroom norms

Which of the following is an example of primary socialization?

A child learning basic social rules from their parents

Which concept refers to individuals adjusting their behaviors based on their perception of how others view them?

Looking-glass self

How does the process of peer socialization influence identity formation?

It reinforces and sometimes challenges social norms

What role does the "looking-glass self" play in social interaction?

It describes how individuals adjust their behavior based on how they believe others perceive them

How does social media affect Goffman’s frontstage and backstage concept?

It amplifies the control people have over their frontstage performances

What is the primary argument against gender essentialism?

Gender differences are significantly influenced by socialization

How does class-based habitus affect educational success?

It aligns middle-class children’s social behaviors with school expectations

Why is socialization considered a lifelong process?

Social roles and expectations change throughout life

According to G.H. Mead, the first stage of social development involves:

Direct copying of behaviour

You are at a restaurant, and a family with young children is sitting next to you. One of the children starts to scream, and the father responds by saying, sharply, “we don’t yell inside of a restaurant!” You have just witnessed an act of:

Explicit, primary socialization

Some people make the claim that there are essential, innate differences between men and women. Why should we be cautious about accepting this account of gender difference, even if presented with data that suggests that men and women are statistically differentiated on some variable or series of variables?

Because any biological differences between men and women are confounded with gender socialization

According to Burt (2004), occupying a network position that bridged “structural holes” was associated with which employment outcome?

Positive performance evaluation

Assume the diagram above represents a network of friends. Which node has the highest degree of network centrality?

3

The network connections between nodes 2, 4, and 5 form a(n) , whereas the network connections between 3, 6, and 7 form a(n) .

open triad; closed triad

Which of the following is true if node 2 is removed?

(1)The path to distance between nodes 1 and 5 increases from 2 to 3, and (2) Node 4 becomes isolated from the rest of the network