Test 2 Flashcards
What is the social construct of reality?
Process by which individuals creatively shape reality through social interaction.
Erving Goffman?
Social interaction in terms of theatrical performance
Impression management
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Expectations about others lead them to behave in ways that confirm expectations.
What is socialization?
The process by which we learn our culture, develop our sense of self and become functioning members of society.
Two types of socialization?
Primary socialization and continuing socialization
Nature vs Nurture
Heredity or environment
How much influence does each one have over who we are.
Charles Horton Cooley
Looking glass self
Self-image is based on how other see us.
George Herbert Mead
“I” and “me”
I is spontaneous and the Me is concerned about others.
Social learning theory
Behavior is shaped by experience
Gender Identity
Socialization and the life course
Childhood 0-12 Adolescence 13-19 Early adulthood 20-40 Middle adulthood 40-60 Old age 60+
The stages of dying
Elisabeth kubler-Ross
Denial, anger, negotiation, resignation, and acceptance
Mass media
The print and electronic of communication that carries messages to wide-spread audience
Conflict Theory
Gate keeping Dominant ideology Advertisements Television, movies, shows Music
Symbol interactionism
Interested in shared understanding of everyday behavior
What is a social structure
Stable patterns of social interaction that characterize human social life.
