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Ch 4
Socialization
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Sociology
Undergraduate 2
03/17/2011

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socialization
Definition
lifelong process in which people learn appropriate attitudes, values, and behaviors
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self
Definition
distinct id that sets us apart from others
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looking glass self
Definition
-Cooley
-the self is product of social interactions with others
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impression management
Definition
-Goffman
-change presentation of self to satisfy particular audiences
-dramaturgical approach/facework
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Mead
Definition
stages of self
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prep stage
Definition
children imitate people around them
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play stage
Definition
children develop skill in communicating through symbols and role taking occurs
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game stage
Definition
children of about 8 or 9 consider tasks and relationships simultaneously
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rites of passage
Definition
means of dramatizing and validating changes in a person's status
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life course approach
Definition
looking closely at social factors that influence people throughout their lives
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resocialization
Definition
discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones during transitions in one life
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total institutions
Definition
regulates all aspects of a person's life under a single authority
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mid life crisis
Definition
people realize they have not achieved basic goals and ambitions and have little time
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sandwich generation
Definition
adults who simultaneously try to meet competing needs of parents and children
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