Agencies of Socialization — Practice

Q1. Socialization is best described as a process that continues

• A. Only during early childhood
• B. Only till the end of schooling
• C. From 'womb to tomb' and from generation to generation
• D. Only during adolescence

Q2. Primary socialization, refers to the period

• A. Of infancy and childhood when a child acquires the most intense cultural learning
• B. Of adolescence when peers become more influential than parents
• C. Of adulthood when one takes on a job role
• D. Of old age when one transmits values to grandchildren

Q3. The case of Genie, is used as an example of

• A. Successful adolescent identity formation
• B. Frozen social development caused by isolation and deprivation
• C. Peer-group influence on language acquisition
• D. Religious socialization in a closed community

Q4. Agencies of socialization at three levels. The correct grouping is

• A. Micro — school, religion, social class
• B. Meso — family, peer group, neighbourhood
• C. Micro — family, peer group, neighbourhood; Meso — school, religion, social class; Macro — global community, mass media, social networking
• D. Macro — family, peer group, school

Q5. The family is called the 'cradle of social virtues' because it is in the family that a child first learns

• A. Algebra and arithmetic
• B. Cooperation, tolerance, self-sacrifice, love and affection
• C. Code-switching between two formal languages
• D. Formal classroom etiquette

Q6. An upper-primary teacher in Rampur observes that her Class 7 students no longer share every detail with parents but talk freely to friends. This is best explained as

• A. A sign of behavioural disorder requiring counselling
• B. A normal adolescent shift from parental control to closer, more intimate peer relationships
• C. The end of primary socialization and start of adult socialization
• D. A failure of family socialization that schools must correct

Q7. Which theorist is credited with vividly capturing the adolescent's identity crisis around the question 'Who am I?'

• A. Piaget (1972)
• B. Erikson (1968)
• C. Vygotsky (1978)
• D. Bandura (1977)

Q8. For young adolescents the most important aspect of socialization is

• A. Religious instruction at home
• B. Acceptance by peers
• C. Performance in board examinations
• D. Inheritance of family habitus

Q9. In an adolescent's search for identity ('Who am I?') and autonomy, the major source of support is

• A. The school principal
• B. The peer group
• C. Religious leaders
• D. Older siblings only

Q10. When children are observed at play, boys tend to

• A. Form small groups close to adult supervision
• B. Form larger groups, choose more physical activities and play away from adults
• C. Refuse to form same-gender groups
• D. Prefer indoor handicrafts under teacher's eye

Q11. Which educationist defined school as 'an active, direct and formal agency of education and socialization'?

• A. John Dewey
• B. Brubacher
• C. Emile Durkheim
• D. Pierre Bourdieu

Q12. Aarti, a Class 7 student, learns punctuality, gender roles and attitudes towards classmates of other castes — none of which appear in any subject syllabus. This is best described as the

• A. Formal curriculum
• B. Hidden curriculum
• C. Co-scholastic curriculum
• D. Spiral curriculum

Q13. Emile Durkheim's definition of religion as

• A. A private, individual relationship with God
• B. The unified system of beliefs and practices related to sacred things
• C. A set of laws enforced by the state
• D. The body of rituals practised inside the family alone

Q14. Regarding goal-setting, working-class parents typically teach their children that success depends on

• A. Future planning and independent thinking
• B. Conforming to authority
• C. Challenging social hierarchies
• D. Mastery of abstract reasoning

Q15. The term 'media' is derived from the Latin word for

• A. 'Message'
• B. 'Middle', suggesting that media connect people
• C. 'Mass', suggesting a large audience
• D. 'Mind', suggesting cognitive influence