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WGU C273 - Unit 2
Culture & Socialization
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sexual identity | The way an individual defines their sexual attraction. Also referred to as sexual orientation. |
| play | An activity done for pleasure that lacks structure or rules. |
| intersex | The condition where an individual is born with biological characteristics that are both male and female. |
| social self | Constitutes the full development of the individual; involves the generalized other. |
| transsexual | An individual whose gender identity is the opposite of their assigned physical sex, who often desires to align their physical body w/ their mental gender identity through some medical means (hormone replacement therapy or surgical sex reassignment). |
| nurture | The social environment that forms certain attributes of an individual. |
| gendered marketing | A form of advertising that targets and appeals to a specific gender in order to sell a product or service. |
| generalized other | Demands and expectations for behavior agreed upon by a culture or society. |
| agents of socialization | People and entities that influence an individual's development of self and provide social environments and contexts. |
| self-image | A perception that we have of ourselves that can change and fluctuate in different social contexts. |
| self | An individual's perception of his or her identity, which is formed and developed by social interactions and immersion in society. |
| homosexuality | The orientation in which one's primary sexual attraction is toward the same sex. |
| liminal state | The state of being in between two life stages. |
| norm | Cultural expectations or rules for behavior. |
| peers | Individuals who belong to the same social group, typically based on factors like age and/or economic standing. |
| gender roles | Societal norms and conventions that define what behaviors and characteristics should be aligned with each sex. |
| life course | The study of the roles, attitudes, and behaviors that are appropriate for a particular stage of life. |
| gender-variant | A way of describing any individual's behaviors and interests that do not conform to society's expectations of that individual's perceived gender. |
| lesbian | A common term for homosexual women. |
| values | Collective ideas about what is right or wrong, good or bad, and desirable or undesirable in a given culture. |
| tomboy | A female-bodied individual who exhibits traditionally masculine behaviors and interests, such as dressing in masculine clothing or participating in masculine physical activities. |
| preparatory | The initial stage in George Herbert Mead's theory of the development of the self, where an infant mimics and imitates the simple actions and facial expressions they see others do. |
| self-concept | A fixed understanding that an individual has of themselves regardless of social context. |
| socialization | The process by which people discover themselves in relation to their society. |
| looking-glass self | Charles Horton Cooley's concept of the process of individuals evaluating themselves based on how they imagine other people view them. |
| drag queen | A male-bodied individual who dresses in traditionally feminine clothing and exhibits feminine behavior that is often exaggerated for show or performance. |
| LGBT | Acronym standing for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender," which is used to refer to nonheterosexual and transgender people. |
| sex | The identity given by a person's biological sex characteristics. |
| mass media | Any technological channel of communication that reaches a significant portion of the population. |
| asexuality | The chronic absence of sexual attraction toward any sex or gender identity. |
| gender | Gender refers to the social component that reflects not only a person's biological identity but the cultural and social values and roles assigned to that identity. |
| role-taking | The process of mentally taking on the role of others in order to understand ideal or appropriate social behavior. |
| bisexuality | The orientation in which one has sexual attraction toward any sex or gender identity. |
| rites of passage | Public ceremonies or rituals recognizing the transition of a person from one group or status to another. |
| nature | The biological or genetic attributes and predispositions of an individual. |
| gay | A common synonym for "homosexual," often (but not always) referring to men. |
| transgender | An umbrella term describing anyone whose gender identity does not match their assigned physical sex. |
| heterosexuality | The orientation in which one's primary sexual attraction is toward the opposite sex. |
| family | The fundamental and often first social group for an individual; a family frequently consists of biological relatives to the individual, but more generally, it has strong emotional ties to and is instrumental in raising the individual. |
| game | An activity done for pleasure that has definitive rules, organization, and structure. |
| particular others | Figures who significantly impact a child's life enough to affect their observations and internalization of social behavior. Also known as significant others. |
| institution | A large and comprehensive organization in a society that has a specific purpose. |
| sexual orientation | The inclination of an individual's sexual attraction. |
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