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chapter 6 Flashcards

1
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What is socialization

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The process of kerning how to interact in a society by learning rules and expectations of society

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T/F socialization is a life long process

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True

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What is the nature-nurture debate

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A long-standing debate over whether behavior results from predetermined biological characteristics or from socialization

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What is sociobiology

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The study of the biological and genetic determinants of social behavior

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5
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What is an instinct

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Biological or hereditary impulses drives or behaviours that require no learning or reasoning

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6
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Development of self

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Through language and human interaction an ind. develops a self

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What is self

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Sense of ones identity as a person- is not there at birth

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_ is key to development of self

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Language

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Symbolic interaction

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Social process that occurs within and among ind. as a result of internalization of meanings and use of language

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Role taking

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Assuming roles of others and seeing world from their perspective

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Example of role taking

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Children playing house- taking in a role if a family member

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What is play

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A way of practicing role taking

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In order to develop a sense of self, the child must learn to see others as

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Generalized others

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Generalized others

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The assumption that other ppl have similar attitudes, values and beliefs and therefore it is unnecessary to know a specific ind. in order to know how to behave toward that ind.

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What is the I

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The acting unselfconscious person- I attend class

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What is the me

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Part of self that sees self as object and aware of society’s expectations of self - society expects me to go to class

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What is the mind

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Process of using a language and thinking - our own ability to think

18
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Looking glass self was presented by

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CH Cooley

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3 aspects of looking glass self

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1) how we think we appear to others
2) how we think others judge us
3) how we feel abt those judgments

20
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What is the looking glass self

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Process through which we develop our identity through imagining how we appear to others

21
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Cooley noted that when we refer to ourselves we are usually referring to our looking glass and self end not physical being- arms legs etc T/F

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True

22
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What do Cooley and mead both argue

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That interaction with others are what develops are sense of self

23
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Difference between mead and Cooley

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Mead= self was abt process of discovery and evolution
Cooley = based on emotion

24
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What is the self fulfilling prophecy

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Prediction that comes true bcs ppl believe it and act as though it were true

25
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Example of self fulfilling prophecy

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If students think they are being put down or perceived as unintelligent, they will give up on that subject

26
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Hoffman was very interested in what

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Presentation of self- how interaction begins

27
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What is presentation of self

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The way we present ourselves to others and how our presentation influenced others

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How do we maintain self

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Account or disclaimer

29
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What is an account

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An effort to maintain the self by explaining reasons for a behaviour

30
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What is a disclaimer

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An aspect of maintain our presentation of self by denying behaviour that contradicts how e wish it be viewed

31
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Kohkbergs stage of moral development - preconventional

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Act according to what authoritative figures expect- simply trying to avoid punishment

32
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Conventional

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Begin to review right and wrong in terms of what is socially acceptable, obeying law

33
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Post conventional

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Inds are more concerned with the right of ind. than with the laws of society

34
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The most influential interaction occurs in particular groups referred to as

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Agents of socialization

35
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Family is the _ agent of socialization

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Primary

36
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Other agents of socialization

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School, peer groups, media

37
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Bits are expected to grow up to play while girls are expected go grow up to play

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Instrumental roles, expressive roles

38
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Instrumental roles

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A role that emphasizes accomplishment of earning a living to provide food and shelter

39
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Expressive roles

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A role that emphasizes warmth and understanding

40
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Resocialization

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A new role or position in life that requires a dramatic shift in the attitudes values expectations learned in the past

41
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Mortification of self

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Stripping the self of all that characteristics of a past identity, including clothing, possessions, friends, roles, routines and so on Happens in jails and army

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