Who or What Are the Agents of Socialization Who First

question 3

Multiple Choice

Who or what are the agents of socialization who first teach us about our appropriate gender roles?

• A) family
• B) peer groups
• C) the media
• D) school

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Definitions:

Socioeconomic Status

A measure of an individual's or family's economic and social position in relation to others, based on income, education, and occupation.

Deferred Imitation

Piaget’s term for reproduction of an observed behavior after the passage of time by calling up a stored symbol of it.

Symbolic Functioning

The ability to use symbols, signs, or objects to represent something else.

Formal Operational

The stage of cognitive development, as proposed by Piaget, where individuals are able to think abstractly and logically.