Details Title: chapter 4 Description: SOC100 Total Flash Cards: 18 Created: 10/12/2009 05:38:30		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Sociology Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term anticipatory socialization Definition processes of socialization in whicch a person "rehearses" for future positions, occupations, and social relationships Term cognitive theory of development Definition jean piagets theory that children's thought progresses through four stages of development Term degradation ceremony Definition as aspect of the socialization process within total institutions, in which people are subjected to humiliating rituals Term dramaturgical approach Definition a view of social interaction in which people are seen as thatrical performers Term face-work Definition the efforts of people to maintain the proper image and avoid public embarrassment Term gender role Definition expectations regarding the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and felmales Term gerealized other Definition the attitudes, viewpoints, and expectations of society as a whole that a child takes into account in his or her behavior. Term impression managment Definition the altering of the presentation of the self in order to creat distinctive appearances and satisfy particualr audiences. Term life course approach Definition a research orientation in which sociologists and other social scientists look closely at the social factors that influence people throughout their lives, from birth to death. Term looking glass self Definition a concept that emphasizes the self as the product of our social interactions with others Term personality Definition a persons typical patterns of attitudes needs characteristics and behavior Term rite of passage Definition ritual marking the symbolic transistion from one social position to another Term role taking Definition the process of mentally assuming the perspective of another and responding from that imagined view point Term self Definition a distinct identity that sets us apart from others. Term self Definition a distinct identity that sets us apart from others. Term socialization Definition the lifelong process in which people learn the attitueds values and behaviors appropriate for members of a particular culture Term symbol Definition a gesture object or word that forms the basis of human communication Term total institution Definition an institution that regulate all aspects of a persons life under a single authority, such as a prison, the military, a mental hospital, or a convent