Socialization
Define Socialization
The process by which individuals learn and internalize the values, beliefs, norms, and behaviors of their society or social group.
Define Culture
The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.
Define Social Structure
The stable arrangements of institutions were people socially interact with each other.
What is social class?
Division of society based upon economic status.
A movement that seeks to change a specific aspect of how society functions.
What is primary socialization?
What is a cultural norm?
Shared Beliefs or Values within a culture.
What is an Ascribed status?
A status given to you such as being a sibling.
What is Social Mobility?
Ability for an individual to move through their social hierarchy.
What is an example of a social movement?
Reformation or Revolutionary Movement.
What is secondary socialization?
Typically what you learn about society later in life normally in schools.
What is material culture?
Something materialistic in a culture such as art or clothing.
What is an Achieved status?
A status earned such as a teacher.
What is one type of stratification system?
Social Class
What is a Global Social Movement?
A social movement that has grown to a global scale.
What is Resocialization?
The process by which an individual undergoes a change in social role.
What is non-material culture?
Something non-materialistic such as words or etiquette.
What is role conflict?
Two or more roles conflict, i.e., a mother trying to tend to multiple children at once.
What is Social Stratification?
Categorizing an individual's rank in society through their wealth.
What role does technology have on social change?
The internet allows individuals to better understand what should be done to bring about change in society.
What are Total Institutions?
closed social system in which an individual's way of life is strict. i.e. Prisons.
What is counterculture?
Way of life opposing the social norms.
What is symbolic interactionism?
Focuses on how individuals interact with each other through symbols or gestures such as waves or handshakes.
What is Global Stratification?
The unequal distribution of wealth and power on a global scale.
What is the Social Change Theory?
societies or social systems are in a repeating cycle of growth and decline.