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midterm
sociology chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Total institutions | An institution that regulates all aspects of a person’s life under a single authority. |
| Life Course Approach | A research orientation in which sociologists and other social scientists look closely at the social factors that influence people throughout their lives, from birth to death. |
| Generalized other | The attitudes, viewpoints, and expectations of society as a whole that a child takes into account in his or her behavior. |
| Anticipatory Socialization | Processes of socialization in which a person rehearses for future positions, occupations, and social relationships. |
| Dramaturgical Approach | A view of social interaction in which people are seen as theatrical performers. |
| Imprression managment | The altering of the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences. |
| Looking glaass self | A concept that emphasizes the self as the product of social interactions. |
| Socialization is the process of? | of mentally assuming the perspective of another. |
| In forming a sense of ourselves, we imagine how we appear to others and how they perceive us, and we develop a feeling about ourselves as a result of these impressions. This approach to the development of a self represents the views of whichperspective | Interactionalist perspective |
| Charles Horton Cooley is responsible for developing the concept of? | The looking-glass self |
| Which sociologist is associated with the concepts of the dramaturgical approach, impression management, and face-work? | Erving Goffman |
| Which of the following statements about rites of passage is true? | A. The quinceañera ceremony among Hispanic girls is considered a rite of passage. |
| Which of the following terms refers to the process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life? | resocialization |
| Gender roles are | expectations regarding the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females. |