Chapter 5 Flashcards
(51 cards)
Socializtion
Learning though social interactions how to follow the social norms and expectations of your society. Begins at an early age, clothes given at a baby shower
Nature v Nurture
The development of any inherited/biological potential remains dependent on how one is raised and
socialized. Very little human behavior is “natural”
Symbolic Interactionism
Views the self and society as resulting from social interaction based on language and other symbols
Looking-Glass Self
Cooley, the self-image that results from our interpretation of other people’s views of us
George Herbert Mead
“I” is the impulse act, doesn’t consider what others will think
“me” holds back the “I”, the socially acceptable version, thinks about what others will think
Agent of Socialization: Family
Primary socialization group and key in transmitting norms, values, culture. Stereotypical gender roles and behaviors. Childhood experience linked to many later behaviors. “Typical” family varies by ethnicity, class, martial status. Working class want submit to authority, follow orders. Middle class was decision-making, creativity, and critical thinking.
Agents of Socialization: School
hidden curriculum, reinforcement of stereotypical gender
roles, reinforcement of class status
Hidden Curriculum
unspoken classroom socialization to norms,
values, and roles of a culture. Values and norms such as patriotism, competitiveness, morality, respect for
authority, basic social skills
Agents of Socialization: Peers
People of same age and social standing. Unique set of norms, vocabulary, media, fashion, role models, and
attitudes. Anticipatory socialization
Anticipatory Socialization
preemptively adopting norms of a group we wish to join
Agents of Socialization: Media
Mass media: television, movies, radio, newspapers, books, magazines, violence, fashion, gender stereotypes. Internet: more dynamic flow of information, positive and negative, hate comments
Total Institutions
Institutions that isolate people from the rest of society to achieve administrative control over most aspects of their lives, Resocialization (not unique to Total
Institutions), jail, military
Resocialization
learning to adapt to new norms and values, not unique to total institutions
Social Construction
People give meaning or value to ideas or objects
through social interactions. Ongoing process embedded in our everyday interactions. We give the middle finger meaning
Dramaturgical Approach
view of social life as a theatrical performance
Impression Management
present yourself the way you want others to
see you. a.k.a. “presentation of self”
Front Stage
concerned about impression management
Back Stage
either letting your guard down or preparing for interaction
Misrepresentation
deception, self- interested untruth, or lying to
maintain a desired impression
Primary Groups
characterized by intense emotional ties, intimacy, and
identification with membership in the group, family, close friends, first group you experience, shape attitude, behavior, and beliefs, provide purpose
Secondary Groups
large, impersonal groups with minimal emotional and intimate ties, provide a means to an end, classroom serves as a part of your education
Effects of Size of Group
The key element in determining the form of social relations in a group is the size of the group (Simmel), group size increases, stability increases, intensity of relationships decreases
Dyad
two people, if one leaves there’s no longer a group, no hiding info
Triad
3 people, more stable, can resolve conflicts
