UNIT 3 Seatwork

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Values

Society’s defined set of what is good and desirable

Status

One’s social position in any given society

Agents of socialization

Entities that play a role in influencing or shaping the process of enculturation

education system

institutions that develop an individual’s capacities toward shaping him/her to become a productive member of society

Deviance

refers to a violation of established norms

Rebellion

Challenging the prevailing rules or objectives, involves activities such as protesting against inequality or joining armed insurgency to topple what is perceived as an unjust social order

Preoperational stage

stage of cognitive development characterized by preliminary learning of language and other symbols, leading to a mastery of symbolic thought

Intimacy vs. Isolation

The sixth stage of psychosocial development, which is expected to help the individual learn how and what it is to love

Ego integrity vs. Despair

The expected culmination of psychosocial development that would hopefully enable the individual to gain overall wisdom through a lifelong process.

Theory of the Social Self

Defines the self as a product of one’s experiences in his/her own society.

customs

enculturation: socialization; folkways: _______________

perseverance

ascribed: birth; achieved: _______________

taboos

desirable: values; unacceptable: __________

rebellion

social control: conformity; deviance: _____________

society

nature: heredity; nurture: ____________

collective identity

What is not a reason behind deviance

• societal failure

• individual heredity

• collective identity

• personal deficiency

Piaget’s theory of cognitive development

This theory states that one’s identity is developed as the individual interacts with his/her environment through the full use of his/her senses