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Socialization
Social Structure
Society
100
The groups of people with whom we interact who teach us our culture and influence our development of self
What are agents of socialization?
100
Is assigned to a person by society without regard for the person's unique talents
What is an ascribed status?
100
The form of society in which people hunt animals and gather plants
What is foraging society?
200
The process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life
What is resocialization?
200
The behaviors, obligations and expectations associated with a status
What is a social role?
200
The form of society in which people plant crops on a small scale rather than merely subsist on available foods
What is horticultural society?
300
An organization in society that regulates all aspects of a person's life under a single authority, such as a prison or military bootcamp
What is a total institution?
300
A social position that is within our power to define and change
What is achieved status?
300
The type of society that depends on mechanization, and where people work in factories producing tangible items
What is industrial society?
400
A series of social relationships that link individuals directly to others, and through them indirectly to still more people
What is a social network?
400
A formal, impersonal group in which there is little social intimacy, which people join to achieve a goal or pursue an interest
What is a secondary group?
400

The type of society in which people work primarily in the service sector and the computer is important technology.

What is post-industrial society?

500
The altering of the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances to satisfy specific audiences
What is impression management?
500
A group to which a person belongs
What is an in-group?
500
Integrated and persistent social networks dedicated to ensuring the society's core needs are met
What is a social institution?