Chapter 5: Socialization

Question 1

Anticipatory socialization

Answer 1

The way we prepare for future life roles.

Question 2

degradation ceremony

Answer 2

the process by which new members of a total institution lose aspects of their old identities and are given new ones

Question 3

generalized other

Answer 3

the common behavioral expectations of general society

Question 4

hidden curriculum

Answer 4

the informal teaching done in schools that socializes children to societal norms

Question 5

moral development

Answer 5

the way people learn what is “good” and “bad” in society

Question 6

nature

Answer 6

the influence of our genetic makeup on self-development

Question 7

nurture

Answer 7

the role that our social environment plays in self-development

Question 8

peer group

Answer 8

a group made up of people who are similar in age and social status and who share interests

Question 9

resocialization

Answer 9

the process by which old behaviors are removed and new behaviors are learned in their place

Question 10

self

Answer 10

a person’s distinct sense of identity as developed through social interaction

Question 11

socialization

Answer 11

the process wherein people come to understand societal norms and expectations, to accept society’s beliefs, and to be aware of societal values