Sociology Ch.4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Socialization | lifelong process of learning to become a member of the social world, beginning at birth & continuing until death. -important b/c major part of family, education>prepare individuals to be members of the social world. -factors> necessary for the survival of the individual but also for survival of society & its groups. |
| Socializing Agents | the transmitters of culture-ppl, organizations,& institution that teaches us how to thrive in our social world. |
| Formal Agents | socialization is the stated goal. -usually have some official or legal responsibility for instructing individuals -primary roles & responsibilities -micro level |
| Informal Agents | do not have to express purpose of socialization, but they function as unofficial forces that shape values, belief, & behaviors. -Meso level |
| "the look-Glass Self" | a reflective process based on our interpretations of the reactions of others. -we imagine how we want to appear to others -others make judgements & respond -our interpretation of ppl's reactions feed into our self-concept. -we experience feelings & react based on our interpretation. |
| Theorists Credit w/ developing the Looking Glass Theory | Charles H. Cooley GEorge Herbert Mead |
| Parts of Self | I- the spontaneous, unpredictable, impulsive, & largely unorganized aspect of the self. Me- ablity to see the self as others see them & critique the behavior of the I. :the me has learned the rules of society through socialization & interaction & it controls the I & its desires. |
| Stages in the Development of Self (Mead) | -imitation stage: child >3 prepare for role taking by observing others & imitating their behaviors, sound ,& gestures. -play stage: involves a kind of playacting in which the child is actually "playing" a role. (ie) playing house -significant others:parents, guardian relatives or siblings whose primary & sustained interaction w/ the child are especially influential -game stage: the child learns to take the role of multiple others concurrently. (ie) 6yr old playing t-ball |
| Generalized other | process gradually builds up a composite of societal exceptions -child learns to internalize the expectations of any "significant other" |
| Resocialization | process of shedding one or more positions &taking on others -involves changing from establish patterns learned earlier in life to new one suitable to newly acquired status. -major transition in your life (ie) divorce, military |
| Rites of passages | are celebrations or public recognitions when individuals shift from one status to another |
| Positive Sanctions | a reward or positive reaction for following norms, ranging from a smile to a material reward |
| Negative Sanctions | an expression of disapproval for breaking a norm, ranging from a mild, informal reaction such as a frown to a formal reaction such as a prison sentence or an execution |
| Transnationalism | involves an individual or a family that has national loyalty to more than one country. |
| Conflict Theorist view Socialization | w/ linkage between various parts of the social world based on competition w/ or even direct opposition to another part. -believe that those who have power & privileges use socialization to manipulate individuals in the social world to support the power structure & the self interest of the elite. |
| Structural Functionalist view Socialization | tend to see different levels of the social world operating to support each other. |
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