Ch. 5- Socialization and the Life Cycle Flashcards
Socialization
the process by which individuals are incorporated into society, internalizing its codes, narratives, values, and symbols; beings at birth and usually takes place first in the family.
Self
our sense of who we are in relation to ourselves, others, and society.
Selfways
the characteristic cultural ideas and values associated with particular social and cultural groups in the world.
Agents of socialization
the influences from the social environment that transform a child from an unaware infant into a competent social person. Includes: family, parents, school, or peer groups.
Gender
refers to cultural ideas, norms, and values that construct images and expectations of females and males, particularly in terms of behavior and appearance; unlike sex, which is limited to biological distinctions.
Secondary socialization experiences
while institutions such as the family, are crucial in early socialization, secondary socialization experiences often foster individuation and challenge primary socialization; peer groups, schools and media often compete with, rather than complement, familial values and ways of life learned in early socialization.
Peer groups
voluntary organizations and associations of children, such as school groups or play groups.
Life course
a term that refers to the role of historical, social, and cultural contexts in shaping an individual or group’s life trajectory; instead of describing life as a linear biological path from birth to death.
Life stages
various points of transition and experience throughout the life course (i.e., adolescence (biological) and retirement (social))
Feeling rules
cultural scripts that direct how we want to feel and how we want others to interpret our feelings.
What is
the process by which individuals are incorporated into society, internalizing its codes, narratives, values, and symbols; beings at birth and usually takes place first in the family.
Socialization
What is
our sense of who we are in relation to ourselves, others, and society.
Self
What is
the characteristic cultural ideas and values associated with particular social and cultural groups in the world.
Selfways
What is
the influences from the social environment that transform a child from an unaware infant into a competent social person. Includes: family, parents, school, or peer groups.
Agents of socialization
What is
refers to cultural ideas, norms, and values that construct images and expectations of females and males, particularly in terms of behavior and appearance; unlike sex, which is limited to biological distinctions.
Gender
