Stages
These are the stages of development between birth and death.
The process of internalizing culture and developing one's human potential is called this.
What is socialization?
What is an example of a student's peer group?
Who are classmates and/or friends?
A set of individuals of about the same age and having similar interests are called this.
What is peer group?
Process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one’s life, is known as _________.
What is resocialization?
The stage of development between childhood and adulthood is called this.
What is adolescence?
Means of communication designed to reach the general population is called this.
What is mass media?
Besides boot camp, this is an example of a total institution.
What is Prison or a mental facility?
Our sense of who we are, distinct from others, and shaped by our unique social interactions. Hint: Mead
What is the "self?"
Its important that adolescents develop these abilities. Hint: these are skills that Gary thinks are essential!
What are critical thinking skills?
When children begin to copy behavior without knowing why.
What is imitation or preparatory stage?
This is generally the first agent of socialization for most people.
Rituals that mark the shift from one stage of development to another are called this.
The altering of the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences.
What is impression management?
The theory of aging that suggests that society and the aging individual mutually sever many of their relationships is known as
What is disengagement theory?
Children "taking the role" of one other person at a time is called this.
What is play stage?
The part of the self that is created through socialization is called this, according to George Herbert Mead.
What is "me"?
Unofficial aspects of culture that children are taught in school is called this. (hint: conflict theorists might think of this as indoctrination)
What is the hidden curriculum?
Internalized conception of the norms, values, and beliefs of one’s society is called this. Hint: Mead's forth and final stage.
What is generalized other?
You want to do research on the effects of human interaction on a group of kittens. You divide the group in half; one half is played with for an hour, twice a day. The other group has no human interaction. Both groups of kittens can play among themselves as much as they wish. The group that is played with by humans is the _____________ group.
What is the experimental group?
The part of the self that is spontaneous and creative is referred to as this, according to George Herbert Mead.
What is "I"?
This Theoretical paradigm views socialization as a lifelong process that enables us to learn the attitudes, values, and behaviors appropriate for our culture, and this is designed to make society run more smoothly.
What is Structural-Functionalism?
Aman is graduating from college and preparing for his new role in his job as a computer scientist for a large firm, this is called ______ socialization.
What is anticipatory?
You want to do research on the effects of a weight-lifting program on a group of high school students. You divide the group in half; one half performs the program three times a week, the second group continues on with their normal routine. The group that continues on with its normal routine is the _______________ group.