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What is the primary focus of socialization?
What is the primary focus of socialization?
- Resisting change in personal characteristics
- Maintaining orderly social relationships
- Learning gender roles through the mass media
- Developing a sense of self through social interactions (correct)
According to Charles Horton Cooley, what is the 'looking glass self' concept based on?
According to Charles Horton Cooley, what is the 'looking glass self' concept based on?
- Interacting with others and imagining how they perceive us (correct)
- Rejecting peer group influences
- Ignoring societal norms
- Conforming strictly to cultural norms
What does the Thomas Theorem state?
What does the Thomas Theorem state?
- Rapid changes in values are always beneficial
- People should always conform to the hidden curriculum
- Situations we define as real become real in their consequences (correct)
- Individuals cannot influence societal norms
In which settings do people experience resocialization?
In which settings do people experience resocialization?
What does the term 'peer groups' refer to?
What does the term 'peer groups' refer to?
What is the main purpose of an initiation rite?
What is the main purpose of an initiation rite?
How do functionalists view the role of socialization?
How do functionalists view the role of socialization?
'Adaptation' in socialization involves:
'Adaptation' in socialization involves:
'Total Institutions' are characterized by:
'Total Institutions' are characterized by:
'Symbolic Interactionists' focus on:
'Symbolic Interactionists' focus on: