Chapter 4 Flashcards
Socialization is the process
Whereby people are in the attitudes, values, and actions appropriate individuals as members of a particular culture
Which term refers to a person’s typical pattern of attitude, needs, characteristics, and behavior?
Personality
The relative importance of cultural and biological factors in the socialization process is referred to as the debate over
Nature Versus nurture
In the nature versus nurture debate, which position to social scientists take?
It is the interaction between environmental factors and biological inheritance that is important in human development
The self is
Distinct identity that sets us apart from others
The looking glass self is the
Phrase used by Charles Horton Cooley to emphasize that the self is the product of our social interactions with others
Charles Horton Cooley is responsible for developing the concept of
The looking glass self
Cording to George Herbert Mead stages of the self, the preparatory stage occurs when
Children imitate the people around them, particularly family members
Gestures and words that form the basis of human communication or known as
Norms
The process of mentally assuming the perspective of another, thereby enabling want to respond from that imagine viewpoint, is known as
Role taking
The child of about eight or nine years of age begin to consider several tasks in a relationship simultaneously. At this point development, children grasp an hour only their own social positions but also those of others around them Mead calls this stage of the
Game stage
During which of mead’s stages of self does a child begin to “become” a doctor, a parent, a superhero, or a ship captain?
The play stage
Which sociologist suggested that during the second stage of development, children become capable of assuming the perspective of another indoor thereby able to respond from the mansion to view point?
George Herbert Mead
Which term was used by George Herbert me to refer to a child’s awareness of the attitude, viewpoints, and expectations of society as a whole?
Generalized order
According to George Herbert Meat, during which stage of development does a child respond to numerous members of the social environment and grasp his or her distinctive social position?
The game stage