SCC Family and Socialization

Question 1

Which term describes the lifelong process by which individuals learn the norms, values, and behaviors appropriate for their society?

Accepted Answer

Socialization

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Acculturation

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Assimilation

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Enculturation

Question 2

Which term refers to the family unit consisting only of two parents and their dependent children, without extended relatives?

Accepted Answer

Conjugal family

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Extended family

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Consanguineal family

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Matrifocal family

Question 3

Which agent of socialization typically exerts the greatest influence on a child during the first years of life?

Accepted Answer

The family

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Peer groups

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Mass media

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Educational institutions

Question 4

What is 'anticipatory socialization'?

Accepted Answer

Learning norms and roles in preparation for joining a future group

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Learning norms after officially joining a new group

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Unlearning old behaviors to adopt entirely new ones

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Socialization that occurs only during adolescence

Question 5

Charles Horton Cooley's concept of the 'looking-glass self' suggests that our self-image is primarily shaped by:

Accepted Answer

How we imagine others perceive us

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Our innate biological traits

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Our personal achievements and failures

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The roles assigned to us at birth

Question 6

What is the most prevalent family structure in the contemporary United States?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear family

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Extended multigenerational household

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Polygamous family unit

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Communal family arrangement

Question 7

Resocialization, such as that occurring in prisons or the military, is best characterized as:

Accepted Answer

Unlearning former norms and adopting a new set of values and behaviors

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Reinforcing previously learned cultural values

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Returning to primary socialization patterns learned in childhood

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Learning norms of a foreign culture for the first time