Test 2 Flashcards
What is the characteristics of socialization?
Enables an individual to:
Develop a personality
Care about others
And learn the culture of society
What is socialization?
The process by which “we” learn the skills needed to function in society
The agents of socialization are:
Family Education Peers Religion And mass media
Family is an agent of socialization because…
Aid in “our” social development
Provide foundation
Provide first experiences of:
Sharing, trust, love, hate, embarrassment, discipline, role models, cooperate, religious based
Education is an agent of socialization because…
Gives us the academic and cultural knowledge
Reinforces what is taught at home
Introduced to sharing, cooperation, and role models
It is also academic support
Peers is an agent of socialization because….
They are nonjudgmental No competition Has both positive and negative influences Share personal experiences Aid in social development
Religion is an agent of socialization because…
Keeps us focused by having a value base and moral base
It can stand as the rules and regulations which make you fearful
Provides Hope, comfort, peace, etc.
Mass media is an agent of socialization because…
It is one way communication where tremendous info is made available to masses It influences choice Educates Informs Incites Interaction
Charles Cooley came up with what theory of socialization?
“Looking Glass Self Theory”
Sigmund Freud came up with what theory of socialization?
“Elements of the Personality”
George Herbert Mead came up with what theory of socialization?
“The Development of the Self”
Erik Erikson came up with what theory of socialization?
“Stages of Adulthood”
What is the “Looking Glass Self Theory”
Society is used as mirrors to reflect our behaviors and how “we” allow judgment to impact development
What is the “Elements of the Personality Theory”
Individuals is in conflict with self
What is “The Development of the Self Theory”
The individual is influenced by their immediate social environment (parents & peers)
The individual learns who are the caretakers
What is the “stages of adulthood”
The individual experiences positive and negative situations.
Our happiness depends on how these situations are handled.
What are the three processes of the “Looking Glass Self Theory”
We imagine how we appear
Imagine the judgement
How those judgements influence behavior
What are the three processes of the “Elements of the Personality”
I.D. Which reflects all desires, passions, pleasures, agressions, wants, etc.
Ego: where we are trying to find balance “ happy medium “
Super Ego: conscious of the personality
What are the processes of the “Development of the Self”
Preparatory: mimicry behaviors is imitated
Play: mimicry continues. Learn the statuses and roles of individuals. Language develops
Game: learn rules and regulations of life and consequences that are there
Stages of Adulthood are:
Early Adulthood: intimacy vs isolation (18-35 years old)
Middle Adulthood: generativity vs stagnation (35-65 years old)
Late Adulthood: integrity vs despair (65+ years old)
What is resocialization?
Placing aside of ALL previously learned behaviors
Going to prison, new ways to learn
What is developmental?
Learning behaviors required as positions are occupied
such as becoming a mom, you basically learn as you go
What is anticipatory?
Learning the behavior or skills that require specific training
What is social interaction?
How we respond to displayed behavior
Interplay that exist between 2 or more persons
What is social structure?
Patterns of predictable behavior
Framework that encompasses the fundamental beliefs of a society
What is status?
Place or position one holds in society
What is an ascribed status:
Determined at birth and cannot be changed
Gender, race, etc.
What is achieved status:
Control and can change
Economic status, education level, etc.
What is master status:
Usually occupational
Used as a means of social identification
What is status inconsistency:
Conflict between what is and what you want to be
What is roles?
Expected behaviors attached to positions
What is role strain:
“Stress” that can develop when occupying positions
What is role conflict:
Happens when you take on 2 or more roles at a time
What is role exit:
When you leave one role to get into another
What is social network?
A web of relationships that link and connects to each other
What are groups?
Individuals who interact recurrently
What is primary?
Close and personal (aids in development socially)
What is secondary?
Less personal, be judged by skills ( work, school, etc. )
What is reference?
Peers
Used to justify behavior/lifestyles
(If so and so jumped off a bridge would you)
What is “in”
Positive regard
What is “out”
Negative regard
What is a dyad
A two member group
What is a triade
A three member group
What is category
Grouping people: individuals who share the same characteristics
What is coalition
Individuals who come together to accomplish a particular/specific purpose
What is a bureaucracy?
Formal organization designed to handle tasks in non efficient and organized manner
What are the characteristics of an “ideal” bureaucracy
Division of labor Hired based on qualifications Uniformity of task performance Documentation/record keeping Impartiality -hired to do a job Delegation of authority
What are the problems of a bureaucracy
To many rules and regulations “red tape”
Imcompetence - hired for a job but don’t know how to do it
Impersonal
Passing the buck
Goal displacement
Trained incapacity - focused on one thing and one thing only (tunnel vision)
