Module 3 Flashcards
Over the past century, which agent of socialization has declined in importance?
The family.
According to the text, about 35 percent of young adults in Canada life with their parents, and this percentage has been increasing since 2001. Why?
Lack of good jobs, high student debt, and expensive housing costs force many young adults to live with their parents.
When Sung Min’s family was getting ready to move from South Korea to Canada, his mother started watching North American TV shows to learn about Canadian culture. However, she could only access “classic” shows like an old comedy series from the 1950’s, My Three Sons. In that series, three brothers did all of the household chores. When Sung Min’s family finally arrived in Canada, his mother insisted that Sung Min do all the chores while his sister didn’t have to do any. When Sung Min objected, his mother said, “I’m sorry, but that’s the way they do things in Canada”. What sociological concept does this anecdote (based on actual events) illustrate?
Anticipatory socialization
Which of the following is NOT a stage of role-taking according to George Herbert Mead?
Playing simple games
Why did the idea of childhood emerge beginning around 1600 in North America and Europe?
Life expectancy rose and the need for better-educated adults became apparent.
define socialization.
the process by which people learn their culture. they do so by entering into and disengaging from a succession of roles and becoming aware of themselves as they interact with others
what is a role?
a set of behaviours expected of a person occupying a particular position in society
define looking-glass self
Cooley’s term for the way our sense of self depends largely on how we see ourselves evaluated by others
what is the Thomas theorem?
“situations we define as real become real in their consequences”
define status
a recognized social position that an individual can occupy
what are gender roles?
the behaviours associated with widely shared expectations about how males and females are supposed to act.
