2. 自考
  3. If culture is learned, there must be channels of transmission. This is the task of agents of socialization people and organizati

If culture is learned, there must be channels of transmission. This is the task of agents of socialization people and organizati

admin2013-07-02  56
问题     If culture is learned, there must be channels of transmission. This is the task of agents of socialization people and organizations charged with conveying the rules. Chief among these are parents, peers, teachers, the media, and religious authorities.
    The first and most important agent of socialization is those who care for infants. In the earliest months,messages from nur-turers constitute the child’s basic understanding of the world around it. This is the infant’s first introduction to the language that shapes perception and elicits emotions. What the child learns is the culture as mediated through others. A desire for continued interaction with the nurturers, combined with a fear of losing these sources of pleasure, motivates the infant to become sensitive to the cues of those entrusted with its care.
    Another powerful source of information and socialization is the friendship group of age peers. Peers are equals, whereas parents are superiors in relation to the child. The greater power of parents makes some kinds of learning difficult. A distance and formality must be observed even in the most indulgent homes. Peers, on the other hand, are those one can deal with on the same level as oneself: tease, insult, let imagination loose upon, share dreadful mistakes with, and so on, but without the heavy emotional overlay of family relationship.
    Much formal socialization is placed in the hands of professionals. Teachers from kindergarten are specifically designated agents of socialization, and are paid for the task. Ideally, a teacher is one who has both knowledge and the skills to present it.
    In an earlier time,parents,friends,and teachers would comprise the list of primary childhood socializers. Children’s books, comics, and magazines might also have been mentioned as sources of information on norms and role models. Today one must add four powerful indirect socialization agents: radio, movie, television and computer. Many people learn about politics, form a vision of the good life,and develop attitudes toward others from what they see on the screen and hear through loudspeakers.
The main topic of this passage is ______. (  )
选项 A、agents of socialization
B、sources of information
C、culture and language learning
D、channels of transmission
答案A
解析 主旨大意题。第一段中点出了文章的中心思想：要想学习不同文化，就一定要有传播渠道。很多社会媒介的任务就是来提供这种途径。紧接着又点出了几个文化传播的主要途径：父母、伙伴、教师、媒体、宗教组织等。在接下来的几段中来一一对此展开论述。可见这篇文章的主题在第一段。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/fJrx777K
本试题收录于： 英语阅读（一）题库文史类分类
0

英语阅读（一）

文史类

相关试题推荐
随机试题
最新回复(0)