Social Groups
Two or more people with some type of shared identity.
A social group.
The process of learning to participate in group life is called this.
The behaviors expressed within a certain status.
Roles
Give us a sense of self.
Groups
Your position in a society/social hierarchy.
Status
A close social group that serves emotional needs.
A primary group.
This socializing agent includes television, music, etc.
What is mass media?
In this scenario, all decisions are made for you.
A total institution
A group that you are a core member of and that helps construct your sense of identity.
In-group
Given to us or assigned from birth
Ascribed Status
A social group that comes together temporarily and doesn't have a high level of interaction.
An aggregate.
This is generally the first agent of socialization for most people.
The family
Behaviors you expect from other people's statuses. (Police officers, teachers, parents, lawyers)
Rights
A group that you feel disdain/competition toward and that you openly don't associate with.
Out-group
Earned or chosen for oneself
Achieved Status
Have shared characteristics, but don't know each other (demographic labels).
A category
The part of the self that is spontaneous and creative is refereed to as this.
Groups we don't belong to can influence this.
Identity
Aman is graduating from college and looking forward to his new role in his job as a computer scientist for a large firm, this is call......
What is anticipatory socialization?