| Term | Definition |
|---|
| personality | sum total of behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, and values that are characteristic of an individual |
| heredity | the transmission of genetic characteristic from parents to children |
| instinct | an unchanging, biologically inherited behavior pattern |
| sociobiology | systematic study of the biological basis of all social behavior |
| aptitude | capacity to learn a particular skill or acquire a particular body of knowledge |
| feral children | wild or untamed children |
| socialization | interactive process through which people learn the basic skills, values, beliefs, and behavior patterns of a society |
| self | conscious awareness of possessing a distinct identity that separates you and your environment from other members of society |
| looking-glass self | interactive process by which we develop an image of ourselves based on how we imagine we appear to others |
| role-taking | basis of the socialization process that allows to anticipate what others expect of us |
| significant others | people who have a direct influence on our sociolization |
| generalizaed other | internalized attitudes, expectations, and viewpoints of society |
| i | unsocialized, spontaneous, self-interested component of personality and self-identity |
| me | part of ourself that is aware of the expectations and attitudes of society - the socialized self |
| anticipatory socialization | learning the rights, obligations, and expectations of a role to prepare for assuming that role in the future |
| homogamy | tendency of individuals to marry people who have social characteristics similar to their own |
| courting buggy | horse-drawn carriage used by the Amish |
| drug | any substance that changes mood, behavior, or consciousness |
| social intergration | degree of attachment people have to social groups or to society as a whole |
| agents of socialization | specific forces and situations that shape socialization |
Combine with other sets
Share on Facebook
Share on MySpace