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refers to the knowledge, language, values, customs and physical objects that are passed from generation to generation among members of a group.
culture
the cultural process of learning to participate in group life
sociology
Begins as people adopt new norms and values.
Resocialization
Socialization begins at birth and continues throughout life.
true
A set of assumptions accepted as true
Theoretical Perspective
genetically inherited patterns of behavior
instincts
Besides boot camp, this is an example of a total institution.
the process of having to give up old norms.
Desocialization
Without socialization, a human infant cannot develop the set of attitudes, beliefs, values, and behaviors associated with being an individual.
true
Who is referred to as the “father of sociology”?
Auguste Comte
simple, biologically inherited automatic reactions to physical stimuli
Reflexes
Both are concerned with voluntary change as when moving from one life stage to another
Anticipatory Socialization and Reference Groups
means of communication designed to reach the general population
mass media
What are two examples of anticipatory socialization and reference groups?
Teenager and seniors in college
True or False: Sociologists are also referred to as doctors
False
the study of the biological basis of human behavior.
sociobiology
Unofficial aspects of culture that children are taught in school is called this.
hidden curriculum
Integrated conception of the norms, values, and beliefs of one’s community is called this.
generalized other
During childhood and adolescence, the major agents of socialization are:
family ,school, peer group, mass media
A German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist who was one of the central figures in the development of sociology and the social sciences
Max Weber
things that stand for or represent something else
Symbols
Stresses the ways in which groups work together to create a stable society
Functionalism
the self-concept is developed by using other people as mirrors for learning about ourselves.
Symbolic interactionism
How do we know socialization is important?
Experiments and nonexperimental evidence
a sociological theory that uses scientific evidence to study society and explain how it functions:
Positivism