Ch 4 Flashcards
The process of learning to participate in group life through the acquisition of a culture
Socialization
The relatively organized complex of attitudes, beliefs, values, and behaviors
Personality
An image of oneself as an entity separate of others
Self-concept
A self-concept based on our perception of others
Looking-glass self
Those people whose judgments are most important to our self-concept
Significant others
Process that allows us to take the viewpoint of another individual and then respond to ourselves from that imagined viewpoint
Role-taking
An integrated conception of the norms, values, and beliefs of one’s community or society
Generalized other
The part of the self formed through socialization
“Me”
The spontaneous and unpredictable part of the self
“I”
Places in which residents are separated from the rest of society
Total institutions
The process of relinquishing old norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors
Desocialization
The process of learning to adopt new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors
Resocialization
The process of preparing oneself for learning new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors
Anticipatory socialization
A group used to evaluate oneself and from which to acquire attitudes, values, beliefs, and norms
Reference group
Informal and unofficial aspects of culture that children are taught as preparation for life in larger society
Hidden curriculum
Individuals roughly the same age with similar interests (not controlled by adults)
Peer groups
Means of communication designed to reach the general population
Mass media
Presumes that most aging people maintain consistency with their past lives and use their life experiences to intentionally continue to develop in self-determined channels
Continuity theory
Organizations that provide support for the dying and their families
Hospice
A segment of a population a population whose members have a relatively similar share of the desirable things and who share attitudes, values, norms, and an identifiable lifestyle
Social class
Bullying through electronic media such as e-mail, instant messaging, chat rooms, Websites, and cell phones
Cyber bullying
A set of ideas used to justify and defend the interests and actions of those in power in a society
Idealogy
A unified coalition of top military, corporate and government leaders
Power elite
