Socialization & Life Course

Question 1

Socialization

Answer 1

is how we learn society’s expectations

Question 2

Social Control

Answer 2

is how groups and individuals are brought into conformity with dominant social expectations.

Question 3

Socialization Agents

Answer 3

are people, or sources, or structures that pass on social expectations.

Question 4

Peers

Answer 4

are those whom we interact on equal terms, such a friends, fellow students, and coworkers.

Question 5

Who postulated the Psychoanalytic theory?

Answer 5

Sigmund Freud

Question 6

What are the three parts of Freud’s theory?

Answer 6

Id, Superego, Ego

Question 7

Id

Answer 7

deep drives and impulses

Question 8

Superego

Answer 8

internalized cultural values and norms

Question 9

Ego

Answer 9

the seat of reason and common sense

Question 10

Social Learning Theory

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the formation of identity is learned response to external stimuli.

Question 11

Functionalist Theory

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socialization integrates people into society.

Question 12

Conflict theorists

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focus on the role of power and coercion in society

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Symbolic Interaction

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argues that people learn identities and values through socialization.

Question 14

Cooley’s Looking-Glass Self

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a person’s self concept arises through considering his/her relationship to others.

Question 15

Mead’s Social Self

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social roles are the basis of all social interaction

Question 16

Taking the role of the other

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is the process of putting oneself into the point of view of another.

Question 17

What are Mead’s three stages?

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Imitation stage, Play stage, and Game stage

Question 18

Imitation stage

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when children copy those around them.

Question 19

Play stage

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children begin to take roles of significant people in their environment.

Question 20

Significant other

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are those close to the child (ex. mother, father sibling)

Question 21

Game stage

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the child takes on multiple roles at the same time

Question 22

Generalized other

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the abstract composite of social roles and social expectations.

Question 23

Resocialization

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is how existing social roles are radically altered or replaced.

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Conversion

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is the total adaptation of a new identity.

Question 25

Brainwashing

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is forced indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs imposed against one's will.

Question 26

What is when groups and individuals are brought into conformity with dominant social expectations?

Answer 26

Social control

Question 27

Which of the following is an agent of socialization? A. family B. peers C. media D. all of the above

Answer 27

D. all of the above

Question 28

Which of the following are NOT one of Freud's three structures of personality? A. Id B. Looking-glass self C. Ego D. Superego

Answer 28

B. Looking-glass self

Question 29

Life Course

Answer 29

a term used to describe and analyze the connection between people's personal attributes, the roles they occupy, the life events they experience, and the social and historical aspects of these events.

Question 30

Anticipatory socialization

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allows a person to force the expectations associated with a new role and to learn what is expected in that role in advance.

Question 31

Age stereotypes

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are perceived judgements about what different age groups are like.

Question 32

Age prejudice

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refers to a negative attitude about an age group that is generalized to all people in that group.

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Age discrimination

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is the different and unequal treatment of people based solely on their age.

Question 34

Ageism

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is a term sociologist use to describe the institutionalized practice of age prejudice and discrimination.

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Age stratification

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refers to the heirarchical ranking of different age groups in society.

Question 36

What does it mean when age an ascribed status?

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Age is determined by where you are born.

Question 37

Age cohort

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an aggregate group of people born during the same period.

Question 38

Rite of passage

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is a ceremony or ritual that marks the transition of an individual from one role to another.

Question 39

Stockholm syndrome

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when a captured person identifies with their captor.

Question 40

What is socialization and why is it significant for society?

Answer 40

Socialization is the process by which human beings learn social expectations of society. It is important because it creates the basis for people's attitudes and behaviors.

Question 41

What are the agents of socialization?

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The agents of socialization are the who pass on social expectations.

Question 42

What theoretical perspectives do sociologists use to explain socialization?

Answer 42

They use the Psychoanalytic theory, functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interaction, to explain socialization.

Question 43

Does socialization mean that everyone grows up the same?

Answer 43

No, because people are exposed to different expectations.

Question 44

Does socialization end during childhood?

Answer 44

No, it continues through a lifetime.

Question 45

What are the social dimensions of the aging process?

Answer 45

Age prejudice, age discrimination, and age stratification, are the social dimensions of the aging process.

Question 46

What does resocialization mean?

Answer 46

It is the process by which existing social roles are radically altered or replaced.