Sociology in Our Times 6th Edition By Diana Kendall – Test Bank
Chapter 4–Socialization
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is the term for the lifelong process of social interaction through which individuals acquire a self-identity and the physical, mental, and social skills needed for survival in society?
a. |
acculturation |
b. |
socialization |
c. |
acceptance |
d. |
self-representation |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: page 93 MSC: Remember
2. What links the individual and society?
a. |
culture |
b. |
socialization |
c. |
environment |
d. |
biology |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: page 93 MSC: Remember
3. As a third-year sociology major, what is Leslie most likely to believe is the most important part of any individual’s socialization process?
a. |
genetics |
b. |
cultural makeup |
c. |
social environment |
d. |
economic circumstances |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: page 94 MSC: Higher Order
4. What is the term for the systematic study of how biology affects social behaviour?
a. |
psychophysiology |
b. |
sociobiology |
c. |
psychology |
d. |
zoology |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: page 94 MSC: Remember
5. Who pioneered the field of sociobiology?
a. |
Harry Harlow and Margaret Harlow |
b. |
Edward O. Wilson |
c. |
Sigmund Freud |
d. |
Wilbert Moore |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: page 94 MSC: Remember
6. Which of the following occurs when there has been effective socialization?
a. |
Norms are followed. |
b. |
Norms are clear. |
c. |
Norms are broken. |
d. |
Norms are changed. |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: page 93 MSC: Higher Order
7. Ashlee believes she is a bad student and that she has no marketable skills to offer an employer. Which of the following would a sociologist argue has had a huge impact on what Ashlee believes about herself and her social world?
a. |
traits inherited from her parents |
b. |
cultural traditions passed on from her ancestors |
c. |
social isolation and personal reflection |
d. |
her interactions with others |
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: page 93 MSC: Higher Order
8. What percentage of Canadian preschool children spend time in some form of daycare?
a. |
between 10 and 20 percent |
b. |
between 25 and 40 percent |
c. |
between 45 and 60 percent |
d. |
over 60 percent |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: page 97 MSC: Remember
9. According to the text, which of the following statements best reflects Canada’s policy and political environment as it relates to daycare?
a. |
A national daycare policy regulates and ensures access to quality daycare for children under five years of age. |
b. |
Fair parental leave programs across the country ensure the majority of parents have the option of delaying their return to work beyond their child’s first year. |
c. |
Without a national policy and structure in place for parents who need daycare, mothers in particular must often develop personal solutions to public problems. |
d. |
The increase in stay-at-home dads and rising number of regulated daycare spaces allow for over 50 percent of children whose mothers work to be accommodated. |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: page 98 MSC: Higher Order
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