Socialization
What is socialization?
The lifelong process of learning norms, roles, and values.
According to Durkheim, religion divides the world into which two categories?
Sacred and profane.
What is a Charter School?
Independent for-profit or non-profit schools with fewer regulations than public schools.
What is culture?
Socially transmitted knowledge, values, behavior, and objects.
What are the two group sizes and how many people do they usually include?
Dyad (2 people), Triad (3 people)
Name two primary agents of socialization.
Family, peers, school, media, religion, workplace, government
Which perspective sees religion as uniting people through shared values?
Functionalist perspective.
What is the hidden curriculum?
Social norms and values taught in school that are not part of the official lesson plan.
What is the difference between material and non-material culture?
Material = objects
Non-material = values, beliefs, language, norms.
What is emotional leadership?
A leader who helps group by being emotionally supportive.
What is the difference between individualistic and collectivist societies?
Individualistic = personal goals (U.S.), Collectivist = group goals (Asia).
Who said religion is the opium of the masses?
Karl marx
What is anticipatory socialization in education?
Training students for future roles.
What is ethnocentrism?
Judging another culture by your own
What is groupthink?
When groups avoid conflict and agree without evaluation.
What is the generalized other?
An internalized sense of society’s norms and expectations.
What is secularism?
The idea that government should exist separately from religion.
Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
Schools teach meanings and values
What is Cultural Imperialism
When one group’s way of life overtakes another group’s way of life.
What is the difference between role strain and role conflict?
Role strain- incompatible role demands develop within a single status.
Role conflict- incompatible role demands develop because of multiple statuses.
What is resocialization? Give one example.
Abandoning old roles for new ones (military, prison, sororities, fraternities).
Which perspective says religion keeps people passive and obedient?
Conflict perspective.
Which perspective sees education as providing skills for society?
Functionalist perspective.
Which perspective says whichever group has power gets to decide what cultural direction society takes.
Conflict Theory
What does social interaction consist of? Name at least 3
A play with actors, audience, front stage, costumes, props, and backstage