What is the process of learning one’s culture and how to live within it called?
Correct answer B. Socialisation
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Socialization MCQs
Socialization MCQs cover the lifelong process through which people learn the norms, values, roles and skills of their society. They help CSS, PMS and lecturer test candidates revise key theories and agents of socialization, and each question shows its correct answer immediately after you pick an option.
- Methods and Research 94
- Culture 87
- Social Stratification 82
- Social Institutions 78
- Theory and Perspectives 74
- Social and Cultural Change 71
- Social Control 66
- Religion Education and Health 64
- Social Groups 57
- Introduction to Sociology 55
- Development of Sociology and Important Sociologists 54
- Population and the Environment 48
- Sociology and Society 45
- Socialization 45
- Crime and Deviance 45
- Race and Ethnicity 39
- Social Mobility 37
- Technology & Media 36
- Globalization 35
- Population Growth 32
- Personality 31
- Sociology as a Science 30
- Groups and Organizations 30
- Political and Economic Power 29
- Community 26
- Role & Status 25
- Cities and Urban Life 20
- Social Interaction and Everyday Life 19
- Poverty in Pakistan 19
- Civil Society 18
- Work, Government and the Economy 17
- Urbanization in Pakistan 16
- Nations, War and Terrorism 14
- The Process of Socio-Economic change in Pakistan 13
- Poverty,Social,Exclusion and Welfare 12
- Aging in Pakistan 12
- Immigration Issues in Pakistan 11
- literacy in Pakistan 6
- Drug Abuse in Pakistan Society Its Causes and Consequences 5
What is learning behaviour within a social institution or developing social skills called?
Correct answer B. Developmental socialisation
Socialisation is often divided into primary and secondary stages. What does primary socialisation refer to?
Correct answer C. Socialisation in early life, as a child
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Jeffrey Arnett proposed a distinction between which two types of socialisation?
Correct answer A. Broad and narrow
Which theory regards socialisation as a continuous lifelong process in which the self develops through social interaction?
Correct answer A. Symbolic interactionism
Which theory holds that the self develops through cognitive weighing of costs and benefits?
Correct answer C. Reinforcement theory
Which approach extends socialisation to every part of life, so that everyone is both socialiser and socialisee in every encounter, leaving socialisation without a social home?
Correct answer B. Long & Hadden
Ellis, Lee and Peterson researched how parents of different classes raise their children. What did they find lower-class parents more likely to stress?
Correct answer C. Conformity
The person who socialises is called the socialising agent. What is the person being socialised also called?
Correct answer C. Novice
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What was Harry Harlow’s study about?
Correct answer B. Rhesus monkeys that had been raised away from their mothers
What is socialisation?
Correct answer A. The process of becoming part of a society by learning its norms and values
How do Marxist feminists explain patriarchy?
Correct answer C. Women's domestic labour being exploited by the capitalist economy
Which of these does Chodorow NOT claim is a consequence for boys and men of separating from their early attachment to their mother?
Correct answer D. Feeling their self-esteem threatened by the lack of a close relationship
Which of these is the most pervasive social process?
Correct answer C. Religious ritual
Which statement about abstract sentiments is correct?
Correct answer A. They are compellers of action
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What is a form of learning in which the consequences of a behaviour determine how likely it is to happen again?
Correct answer B. Conditioning
Kaleem enters a classroom just as another student delivers the punchline of a very funny joke, and the room bursts into laughter. Kaleem quickly checks that his shirt is buttoned properly and that no toilet tissue is stuck to his shoe. Realising the class is not laughing at him, he sits down and asks a classmate to repeat the joke. What does this illustrate?
Correct answer A. An egocentric bias
What is the theoretical perspective that compares social life to a performance staged in a theatre?
Correct answer B. The dramaturgical approach
What are the turning points at which people change direction in their lives called?
Correct answer D. Life events
The current debate on sociobiology centres on the work of which Harvard zoologist?
Correct answer C. Edward O. Wilson
About Socialization MCQs
This topic deals with how individuals become members of society. Questions cover primary socialization in the family and secondary socialization through school, peers, media and the workplace, along with resocialization and anticipatory socialization. You will also meet theorists linked with the self and gender, including Cooley's looking-glass self, Mead's I and me, and Nancy Chodorow's work on mothering and gender identity, plus the nature versus nurture debate around sociobiology and E. O. Wilson. Some items use short scenarios about attribution and self-image. These ideas appear often in sociology optional papers and teaching tests.
Exams that include Socialization MCQs
Pakistan
- CSS
- PMS
- PPSC
- FPSC
- Lecturer tests
India
- UGC NET
- UPSC CSE
- State PSC exams
Bangladesh
- BCS
- NTRCA
- University admission tests (DU, RU, JU)
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between primary and secondary socialization?
Primary socialization happens in early childhood, mainly within the family, where a child learns language, basic norms and a sense of self. Secondary socialization continues later through schools, peer groups, media, religious institutions and workplaces, teaching the specific roles and rules needed in wider society.
Which exams ask Socialization MCQs?
Socialization MCQs appear in CSS and PMS sociology papers, PPSC and FPSC lecturer tests, and teaching recruitment tests in Pakistan. In India they are common in UGC NET Sociology and UPSC optional preparation, while in Bangladesh they appear in BCS and NTRCA related sociology questions.
How many Socialization MCQs are on MCQs360?
MCQs360 has 47 Socialization MCQs in its Sociology section. You can practise them free without signing up, and the correct answer appears instantly after each attempt, so you can check theories and terms as you go.
Last reviewed October 2026