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Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.

1
Socialization affects the overall cultural practices of a society, but it does not shape one's self-image.
A)true
B)false
2
Heredity is the most important factor in influencing the socialization process.
A)true
B)false
3
Charles Horton Cooley used the phrase looking-glass self to emphasize that the self is the product of our social interactions with other people.
A)true
B)false
4
According to George Herbert Mead, during the play stage children merely imitate the people around them, especially family members with whom they continually interact.
A)true
B)false
5
George Herbert Mead was among the first to analyze the relationship of symbols to socialization.
A)true
B)false
6
Like Charles Horton Cooley and George Herbert Mead, Goffman believed that the self is a social product, and that other people influence aspects of one's personality. However, unlike Cooley and Mead, he suggested that the self has components that work in opposition to each other.
A)true
B)false
7
In his well-known cognitive theory of development, Freud identifies four stages in the development of children's thought processes.
A)true
B)false
8
According to Piaget, social interaction is the key to development.
A)true
B)false
9
Most sociologists agree that the development of self is completed around age 23.
A)true
B)false
10
Anticipatory socialization refers to the process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life.
A)true
B)false
11
Those members of the Amish community who stray too far from Amish mores may be excommunicated and shunned by all other members of the community-a practice of social controal called deathing.
A)true
B)false
12
The term gender roles refers to expectations regarding proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females.
A)true
B)false
13
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (2002) has found that from ages 18-36, the typical person hold ten different jobs.
A)true
B)false
14
While social scientists see the family, school, and work as agents of socialization, they do not recognize the state as an agent of socialization.
A)true
B)false
15
Research suggests that television is a critical force in the socialization of children in the United States.
A)true
B)false







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