Social Construction of Reality Flashcards
self
the individual identity of a person as perceived by that same person
I
One’s sense of agency, action or power
me
the self perceived as an object by the “I”; the self as one imagines others perceive one
other
someone or something outside of oneself
generalized other
an internalized sense of the total expectations of others in a variety of settings-regardless of whether we’ve encountered the people or place before
resocialization
process by which one’s sense of social values, norms and beliefs are re-engineered, often deliberately through an intense social process that may take place in a total institution
total institution
an institution in which one is totally immersed and which controls all the basics of day to day life; activity occurs in the same place, under the same authority
status
a recognizable social position that an individual occupies
role
duties and behaviors expected of someone who holds a particular status
role strain
the incompatibility among roles corresponding to a single social status
role conflict
the tension caused by competing demands between two or more roles pertaining to different statuses
status set
all the statuses one holds simultaneously
ascribed status
a status into which one is born; involuntary status
achieved status
a status into which one enters; voluntary status
master status
one status within a set which stands out or overrides all others
