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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