When Sociologists Say That Socialization Is a Force of Social

question 15

Multiple Choice

When sociologists say that socialization is a force of social control, what do they mean?

• A) Socialization is an explicit process, one that often uses violence and the threat of physical force to ensure compliance.
• B) Most people regret their participation in the socialization process of others after the fact, but when they are participating in socializing another person, they are unaware of what they are doing.
• C) When we comply with agents of socialization, our individual consciences feel at peace because we are consistently acting in ways that we think are right.
• D) Through socialization, we internalize the rules of our culture so that violence or physical threats are not required to make us comply. We learn the rules so well that we don't even think of ourselves as complying with them-instead, we are just acting "normally."

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Definitions:

Process Costing System

A method of assigning production costs to units of output by averaging the total costs over all units produced, suitable for manufacturing processes producing homogeneous products.

Weighted Average Method

An inventory costing method that calculates the cost of goods sold based on the average cost of all items, weighted by the quantity.

Process Costing System

A costing method used for homogenous products, systematically allocating production costs to units of output.

Weighted Average Method

An inventory costing method that calculates the cost of goods sold and ending inventory based on the weighted average cost of all inventory items.