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| Anticipatory Socialization |
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Processes of socialization in which a person rehearses for future positions, occupations, and social relationships
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| Cognitive theory of development |
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| the theory that childresn thought progresses through four stages of evelopemnt |
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| an aspect of the socialization process within some total insitutions, in which people are subjected to humiliating rituals |
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| a view of social interaction in which people are seen as theatrical performers |
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| the efforts people make to maintain the proper image and avoid public embarrassment |
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| expectations regarding the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females |
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| the attitudes, veiwpoints, and expectations of society as a whole that a child takes into account in his or her behavior |
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| the altering of the presentation of the self in order to create distincitve appearances and satisfy particular audiences |
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| a research orientation in which sciologists and other social scientists look closely at the social factors that influence people throughout their lives, from birth to death |
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| a concept that emphasizes the self as the product of our social interactions |
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| a stressful period of self evaluation that begins at about age 40 |
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| a persons typical patterns of attitudes, needs, characteristics, and behavior |
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| the process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in ones life |
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| a ritual marking the symbolic transition from one social position to another |
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| the process of mentally assuming the perspective of another and responding from the imagined viewpoint |
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| the generation of adults who simultaneously try to meet the competing needs of their parents and their children |
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| a distinct identity that sets us apart from others |
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| an individual who is most important in the development of the self, such as a parent, friend, or teacher |
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| an institution that regulates all aspects of a persons life under a single authority, such as a prison, the milltary, a mental hospital , or a convent |
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