Ch 6 - Socialization Flashcards
agents of socialization
people and groups who teach us about our culture
Socialization
the process through which people learn their culture’s basic norms, values, beliefs, and behaviors
hidden curriculum
implicit lessons conveyed in schools about how children should behave
peer groups
a group of people, usually of comparable age, who share similar interests and social status
occupational socialization
the learning of the informal norms associated with a type of employment
total institutions
confining social settings in which an authority regulates all aspects of a person’s life
resocialization
the process by which individuals replace old norms and behaviors with new ones as they move from one role or life stage to another
life-course perspective
looks at how age, time, and place shape social identities and experiences over a lifetime
rites of passage
activities that mark and celebrate a change in a person’s social status
anticipatory socialization
the process by which individuals practice for a future social role by adopting the norms or behaviors associated with a position they have not yet achieved
nature versus nurture debate
a disagreement about the relative importance of biology (“nature”) and the social environment (“nurture”) in influencing social behavior
biological determinism
a theory that contends that biology, specifically our genetic makeup, almost completely shapes human behavior
social determinism
a theory that contends that culture and the social environment almost completely shape human behavior
looking glass self
the idea that our sense of self develops as a reflection of the way we think others see us
Mead’s “I”
the part of the self that is spontaneous, impulsive, creative, and unpredictable
Mead’s “me”
the sense of self that has been learned from interaction with others
generalized other
the values and orientations of one’s overall community rather than those of specific individuals
