Vocab
This is the systematic study of the biological basis of all social behavior
What is sociobiology?
This is someone's natural ability to do something
What is aptitude?
This is the interactive process by which people learn basic skills, values, beliefs, and patterns of society
What is socialization?
These are ideas, arguments, and hypotheses that speculate about how and why human societies form, change, and developed over time
What is social theory?
In the argument nature vs. nurture, nature represents this.
What are the predetermined physical/psychological attributes a person has?
This is an innate, fixed pattern of behavior in response to certain stimuli
What is an instinct?
This is the passing of physical or mental attributes through genetics
What is heredity?
This agent of socialization is typically the first agent a person is ever influenced by.
What are family?
John Locke theorized the Tabla Rusa which meant people were naturally this
What is neutral or a blank slate?
In the argument nature vs nurture, nurture represents this.
What are the social factors affecting a person's development?
These are the behaviors, attitudes, and values that characterize you as an individual.
What is personality?
This is a social group of people who share similar interests, age, background, or social status.
What is a peer group?
This agent of socialization is found outside the home, often facilitated through the workplace, school, or leisure events.
What are peers?
Charles Cooley theorized that children develop an image of themselves based on how others view them which is also known as this
What is the looking-glass self?
If you are consciously aware of your distinctive identity that separates you from others in your environment; then you are aware of your sense of this.
What is sense of self?
This is described as a break from past experiences and the development of a completely new set of values and norms.
What is resocialization?
These are the internalized attitudes, expectations, and viewpoints of broader society.
What is the generalized other?
This is both a main agent of socialization and a social institution
What is school/education system?
George Mead theorized that people borrow each other's roles through imitation, this is known as.
What is role-taking?
This is described as lacking the literacy skills necessary for coping with most jobs and many everyday situations.
What is functional illiteracy?
This perspective analyzes human behavior through theatrical analogy
What is dramaturgy?
This form of institution controls almost all aspects of its members lives.
What is a total institution?
This agent of socialization is a larger network of various outlets of communication that have no personal tie to the individual
What is media?
Erving Goffman referred to people's efforts to mitigate others perception of them as.
What is impression management?
This cult relocated its member to Guyana in an effort to further isolate the group, they followed a singular leader who gained appeal by integrating church services.
What is the People's Temple/Jonestown?