The Importance of Socialization
Socialization and the Self
Agents of Socialization
Processes of Socialization
Miscellaneous
100
This is the cultural process of learning to participate in a group
What is Socialization
100
This is an image of yourself as having an identity separate from other people
What is Self-Concept?
100
This is the primary agent of socialization. They help us form our basic values and help us to acquire our self-esteem
What is the Family?
100
These are places where people are separated from the rest of society and controlled by officers in charge
What is a Total Institution?
100
According to George Mead, this is the part of the self formed through socialization
What is the "Me"?
200
He devised important experiments using monkeys that showed the negative effects of social isolation
Who is Harry Harlow?
200
These are people whose reactions are most important to your self-concept
Who are Significant Others?
200
These are the informal and unofficial aspects of culture that children are taught in school
What is the Hidden Curriculum?
200
This is the process of adopting new norms, values, attitudes and behaviors
What is Resocialization?
200
This is the part of the self that accounts for unlearned, spontaneous acts
What is the "I"?
300
This perspective says that groups must work together to create a stable society. Therefore, schools and families socialize children by teaching the same basic norms and values
What is the Functionalist Perspective?
300
This is an image of yourself based on what you believe others think of you
What is Looking-Glass Self?
300
These are a set of individuals of roughly the same age and interests
What is a Peer Group?
300
This is the process of giving up old norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors
What is Desocialization?
300
During this stage of role taking, children anticipate the actions of others based on social rules
What is the Game Stage?
400
This perspective uses key concepts to explain socialization. Charles Cooley and George Mead developed this perspective.
What is Symbolic Interactionism?
400
This is assuming the viewpoint of another person and using that viewpoint to shape the self-concept
What is Role Taking?
400
This is the means of communication designed to reach the general population
What is the Mass Media?
400
This is the voluntary process of preparing to accept new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors
What is Anticipatory Socialization?
400
During this stage, children act in ways they imagine other people would
What is the Play Stage?
500
This perspective views socialization as a way of keeping things the way they are and have always been. When people are socialized to accept their family's social class, for example, they preserve the class system
What is the Conflict Perspective?
500
This is the integrated conception of the norms, values, and beliefs of one's community or society
What is the Generalized Other?
500
According to this psychologist, peers are more important than parents in socializing children.
Who is Judith Harris?
500
This is a group whose norms and values are used to guide our behavior. It's a group with whom you identify
What is a Reference Group?
500
During this stage, children begin to imitate behaviors without understanding why
What is the Imitation Stage?
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