Chapter 4: Socialization and the Construction of Reality Flashcards
Self
The individual identity of a person as perceived by that same person
I
One’s sense of agency, action, or power
Me
The self as perceived as an object by the “I”; as the self as one imagines others perceive one
Other
Someone or something outside of oneself
Generalized Other
An internalized sense of the total expectations of others in a variety of settings- regardless of whether we’ve encountered those people or places before
Resocialization
The process by which one’s sense of social values, beliefs, and norms are reengineered, often deliberately through an intense social process that may take place in a total institution
Total Institution
An institution in which one is totally immersed and that controls all the basics of day-to-day life
Status
A recognizable social position that an individual occupies
Role
The duties and behaviors expected of someone who holds a particular status
Role Strain
The incompatibility among roles corresponding to a single status
Role Conflict
The tension caused by competing demands between two or more roles pertaining to different statuses
Status Set
All the statuses one holds simultaneously
Ascribed Status
A status into which one is born; involuntary status
Master Status
One status within a set that stands out or overrides all others
Symbolic Interactionism
A micro-level theory in which shared meanings, orientations, and assumptions form the basic motivations behind people’s actions
