Socialization and Growing Up in Diverse Contexts — Quiz

Q1. From society's viewpoint, socialization is best understood as the process through which

• A. a society transmits its culture from one generation to the next
• B. a child completes biological growth
• C. schools alone replace the role of the family
• D. an individual rejects the values of the community

Q2. 'Instils basic discipline' is listed as the first feature of socialization. This feature is explained as the individual learning to

• A. memorise textbook content faster
• B. earn higher marks than peers
• C. speak more than one regional language
• D. control her/his impulses to gain social approval

Q3. For positive social relationships in the future, what is 'central' in early childhood?

• A. early enrolment in a coaching class
• B. completion of toilet training before age two
• C. exposure to digital learning by age three
• D. a secure attachment relationship with the parents

Q4. It is cautioned that 'human being is not the product of socialization alone'. The other important factor named is

• A. geography
• B. religion
• C. weather
• D. heredity

Q5. After attending a career counselling class, a Class X student in a school in Rampur decides she wants to become a doctor. This is an example of

• A. primary socialization
• B. anticipatory socialization
• C. resocialization
• D. secondary socialization

Q6. A shy senior secondary student starts speaking at the 'thought for the day' programme each morning to improve her verbal communication. This best illustrates

• A. primary socialization
• B. resocialization
• C. anticipatory socialization
• D. developmental socialization

Q7. Adolescence is called 'a period of widespread anticipatory socialization' because adolescents

• A. stop responding to their parents
• B. complete biological maturation in this stage
• C. internalise the outlook, expectations and role patterns of role models they observe in the media
• D. reject all earlier learning and start afresh

Q8. A Texas cowboy who learnt to make eye contact and shake hands moves to Japan, where these are avoided. As per the unit, he will have to undergo

• A. primary socialization for a second time
• B. developmental delay
• C. biological maturation
• D. the process of socialization to adapt to the new environment

Q9. Martin et al. (2004) uses the term 'emotional parentification' in single-parent families to describe a situation in which children

• A. become more concerned with mediating between their parents
• B. are formally adopted by an aunt or uncle
• C. refuse to do any household work
• D. develop above-average cognitive skills

Q10. A 'commuter family' is one in which

• A. the whole family travels together every weekend
• B. grandparents commute daily to look after the children
• C. both parents work in two different cities and never meet
• D. one parent stays at home and the other comes home only on weekends or holidays

Q11. A primary teacher in Rampur lets a 7-year-old feel that a hot stove burns if touched, instead of slapping him for going near it. This 'natural consequence' approach is typical of which parenting/teaching style?

• A. permissive
• B. neglectful
• C. authoritative
• D. authoritarian

Q12. Children of permissive parents are likely to be

• A. impulsive with disregard for consequences, but may still have high self-esteem, confidence and good social skills
• B. anxious, withdrawn and afraid of their parents' disapproval
• C. fearful, performing poorly in school and at risk for substance abuse
• D. rigid rule-followers who never act on their own

Q13. Many researches have shown that poverty

• A. has no measurable effect on children's cognition
• B. affects only physical health, not mental development
• C. improves children's resilience and school performance
• D. impairs children's cognitive skills and reduces their chances of advancement beyond their parents

Q14. Children growing up in institutional care (orphanages) most often show

• A. higher than average intellectual capabilities
• B. no measurable difference from peers raised in families
• C. stronger trust in adults than home-reared peers
• D. developmental delays and emotional attachment disorders

Q15. A Class 4 teacher in rural Bihar redesigns her lesson on festivals to include the Santhal, Muslim and Hindu families represented in her classroom. This is an example of

• A. rote learning
• B. behaviour modification
• C. drill and practice
• D. culturally relevant pedagogy