Which of the following is true about socialization?

A. It produces people who are all entirely the same.
B. It produces robots.
C. It is always successful.
D. It is a powerful force in shaping who we are.
E. It is always voluntary and mild.


Answer: D

Sociology

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a. There is too much focus on the macro level. b. There is no specification of causal mechanisms. c. The psychological reductionism is incomplete. d. The over-generality misdirects attention towards fruitless avenues of analysis.

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What roles do social networks and organizations play in the development of a social movement?

What will be an ideal response?

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During feudal times, the majority of individuals were farmers who completed the same kinds of tasks. What concept of Durkheim’s explains this society?

a. Anomie b. Organic solidarity c. Moral regulation d. Mechanical solidarity

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The landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision that declared that segregation itself violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was

a. Roe v. Wade. b. Plessy v. Ferguson. c. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. d. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia.

Sociology