Chp 4 - Socialization Flashcards
(58 cards)
define ROLES
expected behavior associated w/given status
how are roles learned
learned while being socialized to group’s norms
define SOCIALIZATION
absorption of culture serving as basis for identity and establishes personality
define IDENTITY
how one defines themself personally and socially
define PERSONALITY
person’s relatively consistent pattern of behavior, feelings, predispositions, and beliefs
socialization may be considered a form of ____
social control
define SOCIAL CONTROL
process which groups and individuals within group brought into conformity w/dominant social expectations
what are the consequences of socialization
- establish self concept
- create capacity for role taking
- create tendency for ppl to act in socially acceptable ways
- make ppl bearers of culture
define SELF-CONCEPT
how we think of ourselves as a result of experiences and social factors
define SOCIALIZATION AGENTS
ppl/structures who pass on social expectations
give examples of socialization agents
family, peers, media, religion, sports, schools
define GENDER TRAP
expectations/structures that reproduce gender norms even when one tries to resist them
define CLIQUES
friendship circles where members identify w/each other and hold common identity
define BULLYING
verbal berating/physical violence directed at selected victim
how does the psychoanalytic theory view socialization
sees self as driven by unconscious drives and forces that interact w/expectations of society
how does social learning view socialization
identity formation is a learned response to external social stimuli and reinforcments
how does functionalism view socialization
socialization is a mechanism to integrate into society and reinforce social consensus and stability
how does conflict theory view socialization
group consciousness is formed in context of system of inequality and social control agents put pressure to conform
how does symbolic interaction theory view socialization
- kids learn through taking roles of role models
- expectations of others form social context for learning social roles
define SELF
how we imagine ourselves as ppl consciously and meaningfully adapt
define LOOKING-GLASS SELF
idea that ppl’s conception of self arises through reflection about their relation to others
who created the idea of the looking-glass self
Charles Horton Cooley
what are the 3 components of the looking-glass self
- how we appear to others
- how we think others judge us
- how the previous 2 statements make us feel
define TAKING THE ROLE OF THE OTHER
process of putting oneself into pov of another
