Which of Following Is Not One of the Socializing Functions

question 259

Multiple Choice

Which of following is not one of the socializing functions of peer groups mentioned in the text?

• A) They provide an objective measure against which individuals can evaluate their own traits and abilities.
• B) They reinforce appropriate behaviour.
• C) They reinforce all that their parents taught them.
• D) They punish deviant behaviour.

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Definitions:

National Reporter System

A comprehensive system for publishing court decisions in the United States, including federal and state court opinions.

Language Dies

The process by which a language loses its last native speakers and becomes extinct, often due to the dominance of more prevalent languages.

Cultural Relativism

Appreciation that all cultures have their own mores, norms, and customs and should be evaluated and understood on their own terms, rather than according to one’s own cultural standards.

Conflict Theorists

Scholars and thinkers who view social life as a competition, and emphasize the role of coercion and power in producing social order, often highlighting how wealth and power or social inequality are maintained through social structures.