Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

sociology chapter 4

        Help!  

Question
Answer
Socialization   The lifelong process in which people learn the attitudes, values, and behaviors appropriate for members of a particular culture  
🗑
Personality   A person's typical patterns of attitudes, needs, characteristics, and behavior  
🗑
Self   A distinct indentity that sets us apart from others  
🗑
Looking-glass self   A concept that emphasizes that self as the product of our social interactions with others  
🗑
Symbol   A gesture, object, or word that forms the basis of human communication  
🗑
Role taking   The process of mentally assuming the perspective of another and responding from that imagined view point  
🗑
Generalized other   The attitudes, viewpoints, and expectations of society as a whole that a child takes into account in his or her behavior  
🗑
Significant other   An individual who is most important in the development of the self, a parent, friend, or teacher  
🗑
Impression management   The altering of the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences  
🗑
Dramaturgical approach   A view of social interaction in which people are seen as theatrical performers  
🗑
Face-work   The efforts people make to maintain the proper image and avoid public embarrassment  
🗑
Cognitive theory of development   the theory that children's thought progresses through four stages of development  
🗑
Rite of passage   A ritual marking the symbolic transition from one social position to another  
🗑
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  
🗑
Anticipatory socialization   Processes of socialization in which a person "rehearses" for future positions occupations, and social relationships  
🗑
Resocialization   the process of discarding former behavior patterns ad accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life  
🗑
Total institution   An institution that regulates all aspects of a person's life under a single authority, such as a prison, the military, a mental hospital, or a convent  
🗑
Degradation ceremony   An aspect of the socialization process within some total institutions in which people are subjected to humiliating rituals  
🗑
Midlife Crisis   A stressful period of self-evaluation that begins at about age 40  
🗑
Sandwich generation   The generation of adults who simultaneously try to meet the needs of both their parents and their children  
🗑
Gender role   Expectations regarding the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males of females  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: adalieburgard