Chapter 4: Socialization

Question 1

What are the 6 agents of socialization?

Answer 1

Family, School, Peer Group, Mass Media, Workplace and Religion

Question 2

What is Socialization?

Answer 2

Socialization is the socioeconomic aspect of civilization

Question 3

What is Nature V. Nurture?

Answer 3

Nature V. Nurture is a psychological debate if aspects of a persons character is based off how they were raised, or if its instinctual.

Question 4

What is Resocialization?

Answer 4

Resocialization is when a person tries to reenter society after many years of not being in a social environment.

Question 4

What is Reinforcement?

Answer 4

Reinforcement is the encouragement of certain types of behavior.

Question 5

What was the Brenda/David case study?

Answer 5

The “Brenda/David” case was a study about raising a boy who lost his penis from a failed circumcision as a girl

Question 6

What are Herbert Meads three stages of development?

Answer 6

Preparatory Stage: Child mimics behavior of others.
Play Stage: Child plays pretend in societal roles.
Game: Child learns societal rules.

Question 7

Social learning theories

Answer 7

Social learning theories are when a developing minds through observation and imitation.

Question 8

Total Institution

Answer 8

Total Institution is a type of group that has total control over the lives of a group of people (ex. Nazi Concentration Camps)