Agents of Socialization

people or groups that affect our self concept, attitudes, behaviors, or other orientations toward life

the process of learning in advance an

Anticipatory Socialization
anticipated future role or status

processes of socialization in which a

anticipatory socialization person rehearses for future positions,
occupations, and social relationships

Because we are just imagining how we look to others

Why can the "looking glass self" be
and how they react to us, both which can inaccurate
and very dependent upon our feelings and attitudes distorted?

views socialization as a way to teach

conflict theory children his or her social class and
therefore maintain the status quo

A culture with lifestyles and values

counterculture opposed to those of the established
culture.

a common practice or belief found in

cultural universal
every culture

the process by which people give up old

desocialization norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors,
can be forced by making people give up
anything that makes them unique
The process of spread of a feature or
diffusion trend from one place to another over
time

The process of making known or sharing

discovery
the existence of an aspect of reality
 drive impulse to reduce discomfort

Belief in the superiority of one's nation or

Ethnocentrism
ethnic group.

what is an individual's first agent of

family
socialization

a loosely enforced norm involving common customs,

folkway practices, or procedures that ensure smooth social
interaction and acceptance, no moral significance

theory that society exists because it is

functionalism necessary to teach children to work
together to create a stable society

the third stage in Mead's theory of the development

game stage of self wherein children play in an organized way and
take on the perspective of the generalized other

the norms, values, attitudes, and

Generalized Other expectations of people "in general"; the
child's ability to take the role of the
generalized other is a significant step in
An experiment to test the importance of
Harlow Monkey Experiment our biological needs vs our need for
love and emotional attachment

what schools teach to prepare students

hidden curriculum
to function in society

according to Mead, the part of the self

I that is spontaneous, unpredictable, and
creative
 the standards a society would like to
ideal culture
embrace and live up to

Mead's first stage in the development of

imitation stage role taking; children begin to copy
behaviors without understanding why

invention something that is made for the first time

It causes stability in a society because it

how does ethnocentrism affect a society
feels positive about itself, but it stop
for good and bad
change and development

A body of enforceable rules governing relationships

law among individuals and between individuals and their
society, enforced by officials

a term coined by Charles Cooley to refer to

Looking-Glass Self the process by which our self develops
through internalizing others' reactions to us

Mass Media
forms of communication, such as radio, newspapers, and television that are directed to mass audiences

tangible, physical items produced and used by

material culture members of a specific culture group and reflective of
their traditions, lifestyles, and technologies

the part of the self formed through

me
socialization

a norm that carries great moral significance, is

closely related to the core values of a cultural
more group, and often involves severe repercussions for
violators
 Human creations, such as values, norms, knowledge,
non-material culture systems of government, language, and so on, that
are not embodied in physical objects

Peer Group
a group of individuals, often of roughly the same age, who are linked by the common interests and orientations

how rewards and punishments are

performance based
typically based in school

stage in the development of self during which a

play stage child develops the ability to take a role, but only
from the perspective of one person at a time

the norms and values that people

real culture actually follow; as opposed to ideal
culture

the process of learning new norms,

Resocialization
values, attitudes, and behaviors

the process of learning new norms,

resocialization values, attitudes, and behaviors through a
system of rewards and/or punishments

rewards and punishments used to

sanction
encourage people to follow norms

the idea that language structures thought

Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis and that ways of looking at the world are
embedded in language

our understanding and evaluation of who

self concept
we are
 an individual who significantly influences
Significant Other
someone else

the process by which people learn the

Socialization characteristics of their group- the
knowledge, skills, attitudes, values,
norms, and actions thought to

people who share a culture and a

society
territory

study of the genetic basis of human

sociobiology behavior, based on Darwin's theory of
natural selection applied to society

cultural patterns that set apart some

subculture
segment of a society's population

a rule of behavior, the violation of which

taboo
calls for strong punishment

an institution in which one is totally immersed and that controls

all the basics of day-to-day life; no barriers exist between the
total institution usual spheres of daily life, and all activity occurs in the same
place and under the same single authority

negative of socialization through mass

violence and unrealistic expectations
media