| Answer |
socialization | the process of learning to participate in a group |
self-concept | an image of yourself as having an identity seperate from other people |
looking-glass self | an image of yourself based on what you believe others think of you. |
significant others | those people whose reaction are most important to your self-concept |
role taking | assuming the viewpoint of another person and using that viewpoint to shape the self concept |
imitation stage | Mead's first stage in the development of role taking; children begin to imitate behaviors without understanding why |
play stage | Mead's secind stage in the development of role taking; children act in ways they imagine other people would |
game stage | Mead's third stage in the development of role taking; children anticipate the actions of others based on social rules |
generalized other | integrated conception of the norms, values, and beliefs of one's community or society |
"me" | the part of the self formed through socialization |
"I" | the part of the self that accounts for unlearned, spontaneous acts |
hidden curriculum | the informal and unofficial aspects of culture that children are taught in school |
peer group | set of individuals of roughly the same age and interests |
mass media | means of communication designed to reach the general population |
total institutions | places in which people are separated from the rest of society and controlled by officials in charge |
desocialization | the process of giving up old norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors |
resocialization | the process of adopting new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors |
anticipatory socialization | the voluntary process of preparing to accept new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors |
reference group | group whose norms and values are used to guide behavior; group with whom you identify |