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5.3 Review Questions

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Why are wealthy parents more likely than poor parents to socialize their children toward creativity and problem solving?
Wealthy parents are socializing their children toward the skills of white-collar employment.
Wealthy parents are not concerned about their children rebelling against their rules.
Wealthy parents never engage in repetitive tasks.
Wealthy parents are more concerned with money than with a good education.
How do schools prepare children to one day enter the workforce?
All of these
With a standardized curriculum
Through the hidden curriculum
By socializing them in teamwork
Which one of the following is not a way people are socialized by religion?
An individual’s personal internal experience of a divine being leads to their faith.
People learn the material culture of their religion.
Life stages and roles are connected to religious celebration.
Places of worship provide a space for shared group experiences.
Which of the following is a manifest function of schools?
Learning to read and write
Understanding when to speak up and when to be silent
Following a schedule
Knowing locker room etiquette
Which of the following is typically the earliest agent of socialization?
Family
School
Mass media
Workplace
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The content of this course has been taken from the free Sociology textbook by Openstax

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