Socialization

Question 1

What are the three factors of personality?

Answer 1

Cognitive component, emotional component, behavioral component.

Question 2

What is the cognitive component?

Answer 2

Ways of thinking

Question 3

What is the emotional component?

Answer 3

Ways of feeling

Question 4

What is the behavioral component?

Answer 4

Ways of acting

Question 5

What are the stages within the process of socialization?

Answer 5

Explicit instruction, conditioning, and role modeling

Question 6

Define explicit instruction

Answer 6

Clear explanations and specific directions of desired outcomes

Question 7

Define conditioning

Answer 7

Shaping of behavior by using rewards and punishments

Question 8

Define role modeling

Answer 8

Shaping behavior by demonstrating desired behavior

Question 9

What are the types of socialization?

Answer 9

Primary socialization, secondary socialization, anticipatory socialization, re-socialization, and gender socialization

Question 10

Define socialization

Answer 10

The process of creating an individual’s personality through the explanation and demonstration of the necessary behaviors, skills and habits required for interacting within their own society. Process continues from birth to death

Question 11

Describe primary socialization

Answer 11

Basis for all future socialization
Originates from family
Helps learn values attitudes and actions of a culture

Question 12

Describe secondary socialization

Answer 12

Behavior determined by socializing agents other than family.
Occurs outside the home; situation based
Ex. Friends, teachers

Question 13

Define anticipatory socialization

Answer 13

Practicing for future positions or social relationships

Ex. Co ops, living together before marriage

Question 14

Define re-socialization

Answer 14

Replacing former behavior with a new one
Occurs many times throughout life
Ex. New relationship, new school

Question 15

Define gender socialization

Answer 15

Socialization is defined by gender roles

Learn attitudes/ behavior considered appropriate for gender

Question 16

What are the 6 agents of socialization?

Answer 16

Family, school, peers, media, government, religion

Question 17

What are Agents of Socialization?

Answer 17

The individuals, groups and institutions that create the social context in which the socialization process occurs

Question 18

Define family

Answer 18

• part of primary socialization process
• socialized individual through values, beliefs, religion, norms, morals, social interactions, behaviors and political views
• influenced by parents social status, culture, and child’s gender

Question 19

Describe schools

Answer 19

• very influential
• pass on knowledge, learning, awareness and tolerance towards others.
• exposes children to others who have been impacted differently by family agents of socialization

Question 20

Define peers

Answer 20

• those who share similarities in age, social status and interests
• individuals learn to behave in a manner they think is acceptable to their peers

Question 21

Define media

Answer 21

• people are influenced by norms portrayed in mass media
• political, religious, stereotypes, prejudice, social and personal views are enforced or created through things put forth by mass media

Question 22

Define government

Answer 22

-provides legal categories for individuals to be socialized

Ex. 18+ = adult, 65+ = senior

Question 23

Define religion

Answer 23

Adds another layer to the socialization process of education, beliefs, thoughts, values and behaviors of individual