PS8: socialization Flashcards
socialization
ongoing process by which individuals grow and become a part of society by internalizing its values and norms
social constructs
norms artificially created by society
social construct theory
considers all meanings to be created through communications between individuals in society
weak social constructs
immutable facts about the universe that cannot be altered through human-imposed meaning
strong social constructs
given meaning through perspectives and conditions of a society
frontstage behavior
self-monitired behavior that is expected to be observed by others
backstage behavior
acting as you please when alone or with people you are close to
foot-in-the-door technique
persuasion technique that gets people to agree to large requests by starting out with a small request at first
door-in-the-face technique
a large, unreasonable request is made. when it is turned down, a smaller request is made instead
deindividuation
individuals act differently in a group compared to when they are alone
ascribed status
status that is automatically assigned by society, regardless of one’s efforts
attained status
earned through an individual’s conscious efforts
master status
one’s dominant role or place in society and can be either ascribed or attained
social reproduction
the perpetuation of a social class or status over multiple generations
role strain
difficulty in meeting the high demands of a particular role that one fills
role conflict
the competing demands of multiple roles that one fills
role exit
the transition from exiting one role and entering another role
stereotypes
extremely simplified generalizations about groups of people based on various characteristics, such as gender, age, or race
stigma
collective negative beliefs about a group of people that become adopted by a society
prejudices
a collection of harmful beliefs, thoughts, and attitudes about a certain group of people
discrimination
actions against a group of people
stereotype threat
when an individual feels worried about behaving in a way that affirms negative stereotypes about the group that they belong to
