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
