SOC101 CH.1-5 TEST 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
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The Self as Social - ANS The self interacts with other selves, making it a social fact.
George Herbert Mead's 'I' and 'Me' - ANS 'I' is the subject of the sentence; the part that acts.
'Me' is the object of the sentence; the part that is acted upon.
Mead's Theory of Role-Taking (Stages) - ANS Interaction teaches us to put ourselves in others'
shoes. The stages move from the concrete to the abstract: Imitation, Play, Games.
Generalized Others - ANS An abstract representation of types of people you interact with,
and society as a whole.
Charles Cooley's Looking Glass Self - ANS The self arises out of our interactions with others,
integrating people's reactions into our sense of self.
Theory of Mind - ANS The development of self-awareness and learning that others have
minds, illustrated by the False Belief Test.
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, Self-Narrative - ANS We tell stories about ourselves, constructing and reconstructing our
selves through these stories.
Self as Performance - ANS As we move through social life, we enact our selves as we want to
be perceived.
Socialization - ANS The process of adapting to our social surroundings, learning how to
behave within a particular culture.
Importance of Socialization - ANS Cases of unsocialized children show that we need positive
interactions to learn to be 'human' (social).
Agents of Socialization - ANS Any institution or part of society that contributes to the
socialization of an individual, such as Family, Peers, Education, Religion, and Mass Media.
Primary Socialization - ANS Initial socialization into culture, covering language, fundamentals
of social interaction, and core values.
Secondary Socialization (Resocialization) - ANS Socialization into a new social position,
involving learning a new set of values and norms.
Anticipatory Socialization - ANS Preparing for an upcoming role or status (e.g., cohabitation
before marriage).
Culture - ANS What groups of people think and do. It is both learned and cumulative.
Cultural Objects - ANS Things that are given meaning; meaning is not inherent in the object.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
The Self as Social - ANS The self interacts with other selves, making it a social fact.
George Herbert Mead's 'I' and 'Me' - ANS 'I' is the subject of the sentence; the part that acts.
'Me' is the object of the sentence; the part that is acted upon.
Mead's Theory of Role-Taking (Stages) - ANS Interaction teaches us to put ourselves in others'
shoes. The stages move from the concrete to the abstract: Imitation, Play, Games.
Generalized Others - ANS An abstract representation of types of people you interact with,
and society as a whole.
Charles Cooley's Looking Glass Self - ANS The self arises out of our interactions with others,
integrating people's reactions into our sense of self.
Theory of Mind - ANS The development of self-awareness and learning that others have
minds, illustrated by the False Belief Test.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Self-Narrative - ANS We tell stories about ourselves, constructing and reconstructing our
selves through these stories.
Self as Performance - ANS As we move through social life, we enact our selves as we want to
be perceived.
Socialization - ANS The process of adapting to our social surroundings, learning how to
behave within a particular culture.
Importance of Socialization - ANS Cases of unsocialized children show that we need positive
interactions to learn to be 'human' (social).
Agents of Socialization - ANS Any institution or part of society that contributes to the
socialization of an individual, such as Family, Peers, Education, Religion, and Mass Media.
Primary Socialization - ANS Initial socialization into culture, covering language, fundamentals
of social interaction, and core values.
Secondary Socialization (Resocialization) - ANS Socialization into a new social position,
involving learning a new set of values and norms.
Anticipatory Socialization - ANS Preparing for an upcoming role or status (e.g., cohabitation
before marriage).
Culture - ANS What groups of people think and do. It is both learned and cumulative.
Cultural Objects - ANS Things that are given meaning; meaning is not inherent in the object.
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
