What is socialisation? Agencies of socialisation: Practice Questions

• a.They use subtle sanctions like peer approval or family disappointment rather than codified legal penalties.
• b.They are organized hierarchies like the military and the court system.
• c.They operate only during primary socialisation and cease to function in adulthood.
• d.They rely solely on written laws and official government mandates to regulate behaviour.

• a.It teaches new technical skills and roles while enforcing social norms through peer pressure and the threat of social exclusion.
• b.It provides formal legal training while using the police to arrest employees who arrive late.
• c.It focuses only on the primary socialisation of children before they enter the education system.
• d.It eliminates the need for cultural values by replacing them with purely economic incentives.

• a.Identities are fixed at birth and cannot be modified by any agency of socialisation.
• b.Human behavior is largely learned through social interaction and the internalisation of cultural norms.
• c.Socialisation is irrelevant because instinctual drives dictate all social structures.
• d.Human behavior is primarily determined by genetic predispositions and biological imperatives.

• a.The distinction between formal and informal agencies of social control.
• b.The difference between primary socialisation in the family and secondary socialisation in the workplace.
• c.The conflict between biological determinism and the influence of the social environment on human development.
• d.The debate over whether popular culture is superior to high culture.

• a.The biological maturation of the brain allowing for complex logical reasoning.
• b.An infant imitating the facial expressions and vocal sounds of their primary caregiver.
• c.A child learning basic table manners and hygiene from their parents at home.
• d.Learning the specific professional jargon and informal codes of conduct within a new office environment.

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