Socialization Flashcards
1
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- We need social interaction for brain, intellectual, social and physical development
- Just as important as food and water
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Socialization
2
Q
- Discovered to be living in nature without care of adults
- Lack of socialization could lead to never developing language
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Feral Children
3
Q
- Friends
- Media
- Education
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Agents of Socialization
4
Q
- Differences in social behaviors that different cultures exhibit around the world
- ex. kissing one’s cheeks
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Cross-cultural variation
5
Q
- Childhood: learns the values, norms and behaviors that should be displayed
- Family is the most important agent
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Primary Socialization
6
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- Adulthood: learns appropriate behavior to be displayed within a smaller group still part of a larger society
- lengthier and discontinuous such as education
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Secondary Socialization
7
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- Process where a person practices or rehearses for future social relationships
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Anticipatory Socialization
8
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- Learning new and different set of attitudes, values and behaviours from those of one’s background and previous experience
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Resocialization
9
Q
- Making the decision on your own to change and learn new norms in a new society
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Voluntary Resocialization
10
Q
- Forced to readjust to a new lifestyle with new norms and values
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Involuntary Resocialization
11
Q
- Looking glass self: our self concept is tied to how we think people view us
- our interpretation of other’s reactions shape who we are
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Charles Cooley
12
Q
- Taking the role of the other: ability to interpret or understand another’s perspective
- Ability to take role of the other will shape how we take on certain encounters
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George Herbert Mead
13
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Self Developed 4 Stages
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1) Imitative (imitating parents)
2) Play (pretending to be other people)
3) Game (able to take on and understand role of several people at same time)
4) Generalized Other (understanding how others see us)
14
Q
- socially constructed from birth
- emphasize socially constructed gender roles
- explicit or nuanced
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Gender Socialization
15
Q
“Sexual harassment in the workplace” (Welsh and Baker)
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- Gender socialization teaches men to be dominant, powerful and competitive
- view women as sexual objects
- women accept it or are non-confrontational
- support services are important
16
Q
Children’s Books
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- females underrepresented in stereotypical ways
- male characters were much more prominent and pursued adventures while female characters were very limited and had passive roles
17
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Women and gender socialization
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- women are rarely in higher workplace positions
- women taught to be modest about accomplishments
- reluctant to take verbal credit
- usually say “we accomplished” rather than “I”
18
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Gender differences in friendships
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- Women have fewer friends but closer friendships (face to face)
- Men have more friends but less close friendships (side by side)
