Socialization and Adolescence
What do scientists believe are the two principle factors that influence personality development?
Nature and Nurture
Personality
Behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, and values that are characteristics of an individual
Name at least two factors that may see variation in unemployment rate among American Workers.
Age, Gender, Race, etc.
_______________________________________ is the physical maturing that makes an individual capable of sexual reproduction.
Puberty
What is the purpose of the Corrections system?
To Punish, to Rehabilitate, etc.
According to Cooley when does the process of development of self-end?
It Doesn't
Heredity
The transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to children
During what stage of Levinson’s Model of Adulthood do most men leave their childhood homes?
Early Adult Transition
The period between the normal onset of puberty and the beginning of adulthood is called _________________________________.
Adolescence
What are the two primary methods to enforce norms
Positive and Negative Sanctions
What is an example of a Total Institution
The US Military, Prison, etc.
Resocialization
A break with past experience and the learning of new values and norms
What is the main difference between Courtship and Dating?
Courtship is focused on marriage while dating is focused on social needs
The Sociological term that refers to the degree of attachment people have to social groups or to society as a whole is _____________________________________.
Social Integration
How does labeling theory differ from other theories of deviance
It focuses on how they are deemed deviant when others are not
List two of the five characteristics of adolescence
Undefined Status, Increase Pressure, The Search for Self, Biological Growth, Increased Decision Making
Sociobiology
The systematic study of the biological basis of all social behavior
What are the consequences of teen pregnancy on a teen parent’s education and earning potential?
More likely to drop out with lower lifetime earnings
Dating in American society may be thought of as a _______________________ of behavior that begins with casual dating then progress through multiple stages to Marriage.
Continuum
Explain some reasons the elderly fear dependency more then death
They feel they have lived longer then expected, they have seen others go, etc.
What is the role of self in the Socialization process?
You are concsiously aware of your identity and how it is perceived.
The internalized attitudes, expectations, and viewpoints of society
How has work shifted since the 1900s?
We have shifted away from industry and toward the Service Sector
______________________________________ is the education of students of both sexes at the same institution.
Coeducational
What are three of the General Categories of Crime
Violent Crime, Property Crime, Organized Crime, etc.