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SOCIOLOGY CHP 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| desocialization | process of giving up old norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors |
| mass media | instruments of communication that reach large audiences |
| generalized other | internalized attitudes, expectations, and viewpoints of society |
| dramaturgy | approach that depicts human interaction as theatrical performances |
| hidden curriculum | informal and unofficial aspects of culture children are taught in school |
| personality | sum total of all behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs of an individual |
| I | unsocialized, self interested component of self identity |
| significant others | parents, siblings, and others who have a direct influence on our socialization |
| looking glass self | interactive process by which we develop an image of ourselves based on how we imagine we appear to others |
| self | conscious awareness of possessing a distinct identity |
| reference group | group whose norms and values are used to guide behavior |
| resocialization | break with past experiences and learning new values and norms |
| self concept | image of yourself as having an identity separate from other people |
| role taking | taking or pretending to take the role of others |
| me | part of ourselves that is aware of the expectations and attitudes of society |
| total institution | setting in which people are isolated from the rest of society for a period of time |
| socialization | interactive process through which people learn basic skills, values, beliefs, and behavior patterns of a society |
| peer group | primary group of individuals of roughly equal age and similar characteristics |
| tabula rasa | idea that each individual is born with a personality |
| agents of socialization | specific individuals, groups, and institutions that enable socialization to take place |