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SOCIOLOGY: CHAPTER 4 SOCIALIZATION Flashcards

McGraw-Hill
Sociology & you

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11011391553SOCIALIZATIONthe process of learning to participate in a group0
11011391554SELF-CONCEPTan image of yourself as having an identity separate from other people1
11011391555LOOKING-GLASS SELFan image of yourself based on what you believe others think of you2
11011391556SIGNIFICANT OTHERSthose people whose reactions are the most important to your self-concept3
11011391557ROLE TAKINGassuming the viewpoint of another person and using that viewpoint to shape the self-concept4
11011391558IMITATION STAGEMead's first stage on the development of role taking; children begin imitate behaviors without understanding why5
11011391559PLAY STAGEMead's second stage in the development of role taking; children act in ways they imagine other people would6
11011391560"ME"the part of the self formed through socialization7
11011391561"I"the part of the self that accounts for the unlearned, spontaneous acts8
11011391562PEER GROUPset of individuals of roughly the same age and interest9
11011391563MASS MEDIAmeans of communication designed to reach the general population10
11011391564TOTAL INSTITUTIONSplaces in which people are separated from the rest of society and controlled by officials in charge11
11011391565DESOCIALIZATIONthe process of giving up old norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors12
11011391566ANTICIPATORY SOCIALIZATIONthe voluntary process of preparing to accept new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors13
11011391567REFERENCE GROUPgroup whose norms and values are used to guide behavior; group with whom you identify14
11011391568HIDDEN CURRICULUMthe informal and unofficial aspects of culture that children are taught in school15
11011391569game stageMead's third stage in the development of role-taking;children anticipate the actions of others based on social rules16
11011391570resocializationthe process of adopting new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors17

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