A. our reflections on our own personal shortcomings
B. our sense of knowledge from all of the agents of socialization
C. our sense of individuality
D. our self-concept both positive and negative
E. our imagination of how others see us
Social Institutions
Which term describes a society in which women can marry more than one husband at a time but men may marry only one wife at a time ?
A. monogamy
B. polygamy
C. polygyny
D. polyandry
Which one of the following religious denominations is most likely to report the experience of being “born again” ?
A. Baptists
B. Roman Catholics
C. Episcopalians
D. Unitarians
Which term describes families in which at least one adult has children from a previous marriage or relationship ?
A. beanpole families
B. cohabiting families
C. reconstituted families
D. horizontal families
How people behave towards one another when they meet is referred to as ___________ by sociologists ?
A. social interaction
B. sociobiology
C. social psychology
D. socialization
E. psychometrics
Marx proclaimed that religion would disappear when ?
A. a new trend of moral individualism became established
B. a socialist revolution removed the need for capitalist ideology
C. church attendance dropped below 15%
D. people came to believe more in science and technology
A set of behavioral expectations that are linked to chronological and biological age that change as we get older are referred to as____________?
A. maturational motivations
B. activity norms
C. age grades
D. continuity contingencies
E. disengagement techniques
Divorce ?
A. appears to lead to greater family disorganization
B. has little or no new effect on the lives of children
C. no longer displaces homemakers in these days of women’s liberation
D. is less likely in second marriages
According to Mead the earliest stage of socialization is called the ___________ stage?
A. play
B. maturation
C. game
D. infancy
E. preparatory
A sect is organized around______________?
A. beliefs that can be challenged by members a charismatic leader and openness to new recruits
B. tolerance towards other religions and the separation of church and state
C. voluntary membership democratic leadership and high levels of emotional commitment
D. the idea of the secular world itself as being sacred
