Unit 3 : Socialization Flashcards
Personality
A person’s pattern of attitudes, emotions, characteristics, and behavior
Socialization
The process through which people learn the language, norms, values, and behaviors and other aspects of culture particular society views as acceptable
Nature vs. Nurture debate
Whether our behaviors are due to our biological makeup or our environment
Feral
Wild and untamed
Sociobiology
The study of biological reasons for social behavior
Self
And identity and designation that sets us apart from other people
Charles Horton Cooley
Argued that our interactions with each other help us learn who we are
The looking-glass self
How our self develops through interactions and our impressions about how other people see us
Preparatory stage
Children imitate the people around them
Play stage
Children learn to playact
They pretend to be other people
Role taking
Assuming the perspective of another
Game stage
Children consider several tasks or relationships at the same time
Anticipatory socialization
Occurs as a person “rehearses” for a new role, occupation, or relationship
Resocialization
The process of discarding past patterns and adopting new ones
Agents of socialization
The people and organizations that teach a culture’s norms, language, values, and other aspects
