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Sociology Chapter 4
| Anticipatory Socialization | Processes of socialization In which a person rehearses for future positions, occupations, and social relationships |
| Cognitive Theory of Development | Jean Piaget's theory that children's thought progresses through 4 stages of development |
| Degradation Ceremony | An aspect of socialization process within some total institutions, in which people are subjected to humiliating rituals |
| Double Consciousness | The division of an individual's identity into two or more social realities |
| Dramaturgical Approach | A view of social interaction, popularized by Erving Goffman, in which people are seen as theatrical performers |
| Gender Role | Expectations regarding the proper behavior, attitudes and activities of males and females |
| Generalized Other | A term used by George Herbert Mead to refer to the attitudes, viewpoints, and expectations of society as a whole that a child takes into account in his or her behavior |
| Impression Management | A term used by Erving Goffman to refer to the altering of the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and stairst particular audiences |
| Life Course Approach | A research orientation in which sociologist and other social scientists look closely at the social factors that influence people throughout their lives, from birth to death |
| Looking-Glass Self | A concept used by Charles Horton Cooley that emphasizes the self as a product of our social interactions |
| Resocialization | The process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of transition in one's life |
| Rite of Passage | A ritual making the symbolic transition from one social position to another |
| Role Taking | The process of manually assuming the perspective of another and responding from that imagined viewpoint |
| Self | According to George Herbert Mead, a distinct identity that sets us apart from others |
| Socialization | The lifelong process in which people learn the attitudes, values, and behaviors appropriate for members of a particular culture |