Identity and Socialization Flashcards
2 Types of Socialization
1) primary; development of core par of identity
2) secondary; ongoing throughout life
The 3 goals of Socialization
1) impulse control
2) learning social rules
3) cultivation of shared sources
The Looking Glass Self
Seeing ourselves as we imagine other see us
3 Moments of Looking Glass Self
1) we imagine how we appear to others
2) imagine what those others might think of us
3) react to the imagined feedback
Role Taking
allows us to see perspective of other people
3 Stages of Game Development
1) imitation
2) play; take specific role
3) game; must known multiple roles and expectations
The Generalized Other
The societal expectation that the child learns from family, peers, and other organizations
The “I”
Source of spontaneous action, tampered by social expectations
The “Me”
Regulatory part of the self, internalization of the generalized other
Resocialization
actively shredding old norms and values in process of adopting new ones
5 Characteristics of Total Institutions
1) occurs under one place under same authority
2) all daily activities tightly scheduled
3) Individual is member of large cohort
4) split b/n supervisors and lower participants
5) information of member fate withheld
Sex
socially constructed biologically based
Gender
Persons perceived or projected location within culturally established designations between masculine and feminine behaviors
Peer Group
People whose opinions we care about
