Praxis II: Sociology Exam Prep - Question List

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1. Which of the following is the best term for rules or standards that govern the behavior of a society?
  1. Symbol
  2. Role
  3. Value
  4. Norm
2. Most sociologists would argue that gender role differences and actions are largely a result of ___________.
  1. Birth
  2. Education
  3. Socialization
  4. Childhood experience
3. What is the process through which we are basically trained to be members of society or to participate in some kind of social grouping?
  1. Personalization
  2. Socialization
  3. Orientation
  4. Stratification
4. Which of the following social psychologists formulated the idea of the “looking-glass self”?
  1. George Herbert Mead
  2. Charles Horton Cooley
  3. Sigmund Freud
  4. Erik Erikson
5. What consists of the things in which people attach meaning, like books, burial sites, clothing, art, homes, and cars?
  1. Material culture
  2. Nonmaterial culture
  3. Symbolic culture
  4. Counterculture

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