SOCIALIZATION Flashcards

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what is socialisation

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The process through which we become aware of and come to understand societal norms, expectations, beliefs and values
- centered on the impact of culture and learning on individuals and how these processes shape individuals and groups

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are social scientists interested in nature or nurture

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NURTURE - cultural and social learning
(not nature - biology)

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what is the target of socialisation

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The person being socialized

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what are the agents of socalization

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The people, groups, and institutions who are doing the socializing

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what is social reproduction

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The process of persurving norms, values, and social practices

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what is primary socialisation

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  • transmitted through the primary groups in infancy and childhood
  • The initial process of learning the ways of a society or group
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what are primary groups

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intimate relationships among small groups who generally spend a great deal of time together e.g. families, primary schools
- the main agents of primary socialization

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what is secondary socialization / resocialization

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the learning process that takes place each time we join a new secondary group
- occurs when an individual is socialized into the institutional norms of the secondary group

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what are secondary groups

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tend to be larger, more temporary, more impersonal, and more specialized than primary groups e.g. Work, Club, University Class

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what is Our sociological understanding of the process of socialization shaped by

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symbolic interactionism - Classic Theorist Link: Mead

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what is self-consciousness

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An individual’s awareness of how others see them - developed through the reactions and attitudes of others in social interactions

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how does the social self develop

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  • Children develop into social beings through imitating those around them
  • Children begin to see themselves the way others see them
  • Children begin to understand that they are separate individuals distinct from those around them
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difference from Development of “me” and “I”

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  • The “I” is self’s unsocialized impulses and attitudes
  • But the “me” has internalized the generalized reactions and attitudes of other members of society - it’s the side of our self that follows the norms and expectations of society and works to control our behavior accordingly
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what is the generalised other

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The emergence of a self that responds to individual reactions and norms and expectations of society

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what are the 4 Agents of socialization

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family
schools
peers
media

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explain family as an agent of socialzation

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  • Considered the most influential agent of socialization - has a lifetime influence
  • Families teach foundational skills (how to eat, dress, bathe) but also values, norms, and beliefs e.g. We learn about gender through observing how our family
    members interact with one another
  • Intersections of race, class, and gender, also shape how children are socialized
  • link back to SF, Conflict Theory, SI
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explain schools as an agent of socialzation

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  • Most children begin school by the age of 5 and then spend the next 13 years (if not more) in educational institutions
  • Students learn academic content (writing, reading, etc.) as well as important norms and values (e.g. Pledge of Allegiance, sharing, respecting others, listening)
  • HIDDEN CURRICULUM - Different experiences in schools based on race, class, gender
  • Link back to SF, Conflict Theory, SI
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explain peers as an agent of socialzation

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  • Extremely powerful agents of socialization - children spend more time with peers than family members (especially as children age)
  • Peers (like schools) can reinforce OR challenge what children have learned from their family
  • Peers can expose us to new cultures, norms, values, and beliefs
  • PEER PRESSURE: Pressure to conform to the norms of one’s social group
  • Research has shown children engage in gender segregated and gender integrated play and that children actively shape their gender socialization experiences
  • Link back to SF, Conflict Theory, SI
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explain media as an agent of socialzation

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  • Increasingly influential agent of socialization - easy access to media sources (Social media, smart phones, multiple televisions and computers in homes)
  • Impact of recent increase in media consumption - Positive and negative health benefits
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what is role strain

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Competing demands within a particular social role and status e.g. student has multiple exams on same day

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what is role conflict

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When one’s different social roles conflict with each other e.g. a college student misses classes to take care of her sister, who is ill - role of student conflicts with her role as sister

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what is identity

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  • The characteristics by which we are known - constantly shaped, reshaped, and negotiated through our interactions with others
  • How others might describe you; the expectations that go along with that specific identity
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what is self-identity

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Shaped by our interactions with others

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what is a group

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set of two or more people with whom you share a sense of belonging, purpose, and identity

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what is social interactions
- The way individuals behave and react in the presence of other people - helps us develop a sense of self and undergo the socialization experiences that allows us to live in society - Erving Goffman (link back to SI!) theorized about social interactions and the self
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what is impression management
- The verbal and nonverbal practices we employ to present an acceptable image of our self to others - During encounters the self is a managed impression that is fabricated with others during an encounter (the setting) based on cultural and individual expectations of interactions in specific social settings
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what is key to the ways in which individuals interact with one another
defining the situation beforehand - allows individuals to practice effective impression management
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what is the self as a character
The self as a product of interaction; that may be fabricated with others during an encounter
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what is the self as a performer
The core of an individual's personality that lies behind and manages their performances