All of the following historical events have been identified as important in the differentiation of cultural institutions from the church EXCEPT the:
a. development of capitalism
b. Enlightenment
c. Renaissance
d. revolutions of the eighteenth century
Question 2In the United States, the primary agency of socialization is the:
a. family
b. media
c. peer group
d. school
Question 3Which of the following is NOT an indicator of the process of secularization?
a. a decrease in the importance of religion in the arts
b. an increase in the number of religious programs on television
c. removal of education from the control of religious institutions
d. separation of church and state
Question 4The groups of people, along with the interactions that occur within those groups that influence a person's social development throughout life are called:
a. agencies of socialization
b. behavior molders
c. social formationists
d. social constructionists
Question 5The process by which the dominance of religion over other institutions is reduced is termed:
a. entropy
b. hypertrophy
c. ritualization
d. secularization
Question 6Julie's mother is a surgeon. Julie likes to play doctor and hopes to become a doctor herself someday. In playing the role of doctor, Julie is engaging in what sociologists call:
a. anticipatory socialization
b. primary socialization
c. resocialization
d. secondary socialization
Question 7In early agrarian societies, the priests were powerful because:
a. people were extremely superstitious
b. they controlled the military
c. they owned a great deal of land
d. they were the only literate group
Question 8Situations in which the individual plays a role that he or she is likely to assume later in life are termed:
a. adult socialization
b. anticipatory socialization
c. primary socialization
d. resocialization
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