Practice mode / Socialization Which statement about dying is correct? A Option A: Is a biological event with no associated social reality B Option B: Is one social phenomenon that has changed little over time C Option C: Is less bureaucratic than it was in the past D Option D: Requires a new definition of self Correct answer D. Requires a new definition of self Explanation Sociologists note that facing death forces people to redefine themselves, letting go of past roles and coming to terms with their changed identity and future. Show answer Report a problem Answer checked 11 October 2026 · How we write and check questions
Question 01 / Socialization After doing badly in a college chemistry test, a student tells a friend: ‘The exam wasn’t fair! There were trick questions and it covered material we weren’t assigned!’ What does this illustrate? A Option A: Studied nonobservance B Option B: Anticipatory socialisation C Option C: Reverse socialisation D Option D: Face-work Correct answer D. Face-work Show answer Open question
Question 02 / Race and Ethnicity A child repeatedly told they are lazy and unintelligent eventually accepts this and uses it to excuse poor schoolwork. What is this an example of? A Option A: The contact hypothesis B Option B: Scapegoating C Option C: Reverse discrimination D Option D: A self-fulfilling prophecy Correct answer D. A self-fulfilling prophecy Show answer Open question
Question 03 / Introduction to Sociology What is the name of the process by which we acquire a sense of identity and become members of society? A Option A: Rationalization B Option B: Colonization C Option C: McDonaldization D Option D: Socialization Correct answer D. Socialization Show answer Open question
Question 04 / Personality Who coined the phrase looking-glass self to stress that the self arises from social interaction with others? A Option A: George Herbert Mead B Option B: Erving Goffman C Option C: Harry Harlow D Option D: Charles Horton Cooley Correct answer D. Charles Horton Cooley Show answer Open question
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