Chapter 5 - Socialization

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Peer group

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Socialization

Question 3

the influence of our genetic makeup on self-development

Answer 3

Nature

Question 4

the role that our social environment plays in self-development

Answer 4

Nurture

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Hidden curriculum

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Degradation ceremony

Question 7

the common behavioral expectations of general society

Answer 7

Generalized other

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Resocialization

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Moral development

Question 10

the way we prepare for future life roles

Answer 10

Anticipatory socialization

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Self