If you were born into a traditional caste system, you would expect that, based on birth, you would be
a. raised to do a certain type of job.
b. encouraged, but not required, to marry someone of your own social category.
c. encouraged to socialize with people across other categories.
d. able to move between social categories.
a
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Before we achieve a new status, we often participate in what sociologists refer to as participatory socialization
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A spot of rouge is placed on a child's nose after which the child looks in a mirror and does not seem to notice. From a sociological perspective, this is evidence that the child has
a. developed a sense of self. b. yet to enter the preparatory stage. c. entered the game stage. d. no self in a sociological sense.
Which of the following has NOT changed due to technology?
a. attitudes toward privacy b. access to privacy c. access to social relationships d. attitudes toward relationships
As an agent of socialization, religion:
a. has no real affect. b. gives guidance as to appropriate values and behaviors. c. merely reinforces the lessons of other agents of socialization. d. is the most important influence.