chapter 4 Flashcards
what is socialization?
lifelong process where individuals learn to function as a member of society & achieve a distinct sense of self
what is social reproduction?
what is makes it possible?
passing on rules and beliefs from one generation to another
Socialization
what are the agents of socialization ?
Primary socialization: socialization from new born to early childhood
Secondary socialization: socialization from early child and through adult life
Family, mass media, work & school
what is agents of socialization?
when important processes of socialization happen among a group
what is resocialization?
when people learn new norms and rules when joining a new social world
anticipatory socialization
when you learn about a social role before being apart of it
peer group
a friendship group with people of the same age and social status
who wrote the book “Gender Play” what does it mean?
Barrie Thorne & when children learn what it means to be male or female
what are social roles?
the social expectations and behavior that come with your social status
what is master status?
a status that overpowers all your other ones(the main thing your recognized for)
what are the five stages of a life course?
childhood:from birth to around 12 years old
teenager: from 13-18
young adulthood: early 20s to around the mid-30s
midlife: mid-30s to around age 65.
later life: 65 and continues until the end of life
what was George Herbert Mead’s theory of child development and what did he mainly focus on?
He focused on regular social interactionalism
he argued that a Childs sense of self emerges in three stages:
Preparatory stage (birth-3yrs old)
think Imitation
Play stage (3-5yrs old)
taking the role of the other
Game stage (6-9yrs old)
develop self consciousness
what was Charles Horton Cooley’s theory of child development and what did he mainly focus on?
what Cooley’s looking glass self theory?
He focused on individuals shaping a Childs sense of self
he believes children have “Looking glass self” stages
the reactions we get interactions create a mirror where we see ourselves through other peoples eyes
A person has an. initial sense of self
A person receives feedback in small group interactions
A person then has revised sense of self as a result of the feed back they received in interactions
what was Jean Piaget’s theory of child development and what did he mainly focus on?
what are his 4 distinct cognitive stages?
He believed cognition is the basis for formal Development and socialization
Stages:
sensorimotor stage Birth to 2yrs old
the ability to recognize an object exist even when its hidden
Preoperational stage 2 to 7yrs old
no longer egocentric and master language and words yo represent objects and images
Concrete operational stages 7 to 11yrs old
logic abstract and conversation
Formal operational stage 11 to 15yrs old
able to handle hypothetical situations and abstract concepts
what was S. Freud and N. Chodorow’s theory of child development and what did he mainly focus on?
They focused on how children learn about gender differences and develop gender Identity