2.2 Social processes

• What are social processes in sociology?

  Interactions within society
• What is intergenerational social mobility?

  Movement across generations
• What are the mechanisms that regulate behavior in social control?

  Laws, norms, sanctions
• How does education shape socialization and social mobility?

  Teaches norms and skills
• Match the social institution with its role in shaping social processes:

  Religion ↔️ Influences moral and spiritual values

  Economy ↔️ Impacts social mobility through employment

  Politics/Government ↔️ Shapes social control through laws

  Education ↔️ Teaches norms and skills
• Socialization is the process of learning social norms and values
• What is social mobility within a lifetime called?

  Intragenerational
• What do social processes refer to within a society?

  People interact and influence
• What are the mechanisms that regulate behavior in social control?

  Laws, norms, sanctions
• What are some factors that drive social change?

  Technology, demographics, movements
• Steps in the process of socialization

  1️⃣ Internalization of norms

  2️⃣ Learning values

  3️⃣ Acquiring behaviors

  4️⃣ Adapting to expectations
• The family is the primary agent of socialization.

  True
• The economy drives social change through technological innovation
• Socialization is the process of learning social norms and values
• Social change can be driven by technology or demographics.


  True
• Socialization is the process of learning social norms and values
• Social mobility can only occur within a single lifetime.

  False
• The family is the primary agent of socialization
• How does the economy influence social mobility?

  Through employment and wealth
• Social control ensures conformity through laws and sanctions.


  True
• Social change is the transformation of social structures and institutions
• Socialization is the process of learning social norms and values
• Social mobility can only occur across generations.

  False
• Match the social process with its definition:

  Socialization ↔️ Learning social norms

  Social control ↔️ Regulating behavior

  Social mobility ↔️ Movement in social hierarchy

  Social change ↔️ Transformation of structures
• Education shapes socialization by teaching norms, values, and skills
• How does religion influence socialization?

  Moral and spiritual values
• What role does politics or government play in social control?

  Laws, policies, enforcement
• Who are two key theorists associated with Functionalism?

  Émile Durkheim, Talcott Parsons
• Symbolic Interactionism focuses on meaningful interactions and shared understandings
• What is the central concept of Conflict Theory?

  Inequality
• What is the impact of socialization on society as a whole?

  Maintains social order
• Social mobility can reinforce or challenge existing social stratification
• What does social change lead to in a society?

  Evolution of social structures
• Socialization is the process of learning social norms, values, and expected behaviors
• Social mobility refers only to upward movement in the social hierarchy.

  False
• Match the social process with its definition:

  Socialization ↔️ Learning social norms

  Social control ↔️ Regulating group behavior

  Social mobility ↔️ Movement between classes

  Social change ↔️ Transformation of society
• What is stratification based on in a society?

  Status, wealth, or power
• Match the social institution with its role in shaping social processes:

  Education ↔️ Shapes socialization and mobility

  Family ↔️ Primary agent of socialization

  Religion ↔️ Influences moral and spiritual values

  Economy ↔️ Impacts social mobility through income
• The family is the primary agent of socialization.

  True
• How does the economy impact social mobility?

  Through employment and income