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Sociology Chapter 4 Terms
terms for sociology chapter 4
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Sociology
12th Grade
05/09/2013

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Socialization
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the process of learning to participate in a group
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Self-concept
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an image of yourself as having and identity separate from other people
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Looking-glass self
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an image of yourself based on what you believe others think of you
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Significant others
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those people whose reactions are most important to your self-concept
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role taking
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assuming the viewpoint of another person and using that viewpoint to shape the self-concept
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imitation stage
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Mead's first stage in the development of role taking; children begin to imitate behaviors without understanding why
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play stage
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Mead's second stage in the development of role taking; children act in ways they imagine other people would
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game stage
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Mead's third stage in the development of role taking; children anticipate the actions of others based on social rules
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generalized other
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integrated conception of the norms, values, and beliefs of one's community or society
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"me"
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the part of the self formed through socialization
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"I"
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the part of the self that accounts for unlearned, spontaneous acts
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hidden curriculum
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the informal and unofficial aspects of culture that children are taught in school
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peer group
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set of individuals of roughly the same age and interests
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mass media
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means of communication designed to reach the general population
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total institutions
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places in which people are separated from the rest of society and controlled by officials in charge
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desocialization
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the process of giving up old norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors
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resocialization
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the process of adopting new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors
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anticipatory socialization
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the voluntary process of preparing to accept new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors
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reference group
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group whose norms and values are used to guide behavior; group with whom you identify
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