Sociology Chapter 4 B Flashcards
In which the individual is stripped of their former self, publicly humiliated, and assigned a new identity.
Degredation Ceremony
Places where people carry out all of their activities
Total Institutions
(Ex.;
Prisons
Mental hospitals
The military
Monasteries)
Desocialization vs. Resocialization
De = Unlearning Norms
Re = Learning new norms
Teaching adults how to better fulfill the roles they already have
Developmental Socialization
Sociologist
Made 3 stages of adulthood; Early, Middle, Late
Daneil Levinson
Sociologist
Introduced gender inclusive stages of development
Gail Sheehy
She/he
6 Major Agents of Socialization;
Family School Religion Peers Workplace Media
Worked with feral children
Kinsley Davis
Theory:
“Socialization is a tool used by those in power, to legitimize social inequalities.”
Conflict Theory
What is the feminist criticism of the theories of social development?
“Scientific attention has ignored women.”
Ceremonies that acknowledge transitions from one life stage to another.
Rite of Passage
Socialization occurs throughout the life course.
Life Course Perspective
(Cognitive Stage)
Children experience the world through five senses.
Sensorimotor Stage
(Cognitive Stage)
Development of skills in language, reading, math.
Preoperational Stage
(Cognitive Stage)
Early moral reasoning centering on issues.
Pre-conventional Stage
