Chapter 4 – Socialization - SOC 1000

Fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering key concepts from Chapter 4 on socialization, self-development, agents of socialization, and social structure.

__ = the sense of who you are based on similarities to and differences from others.

Self-concept

The personal–social __ places identity on a spectrum from highly individual traits to group-based traits.

identity continuum

The view that genes alone determine behaviour is known as __ determinism.

biological

Skinner’s theory that behaviour is shaped through reinforcement is part of __.

behaviourism

Bronfenbrenner’s model labels culture-wide beliefs and values as the __system.

macro

In Mead’s stages, the __ stage comes after the play stage.

game

According to Mead, the spontaneous, creative part of the self is the __.

"I"

Cooley’s __-glass self states we imagine how we appear to others, how they judge us, and internalise those judgments.

looking

Family, school, peers, and media are called agents of __.

socialization

The first agent of socialization most people encounter is the __.

family

From a feminist view, the family reproduces traditional __ roles.

gender

Schools transmit cultural values and norms through the __ curriculum.

hidden (or unofficial)

Peers are a primary source of social __, letting us judge our abilities against others.

comparison

About __ percent of youth report having been involved in bullying as victim or perpetrator.

40

Media not only entertains but also __ reality and shapes perceptions.

constructs

A __ is any recognised social position, such as student or sister.

status

Statuses you are born into, like daughter or son, are called __ statuses.

ascribed

The single most important status in one’s status set is the __ status.

master

Behavioural expectations attached to a status are known as __.

roles

Incompatible expectations between two different statuses create __ conflict.

role

Two or more people who share cultural elements and interact regularly form a social __.

group

Working less in a group project than alone illustrates social __.

loafing

Poor decisions made to maintain group unanimity illustrate __.

groupthink

Relatively permanent structures that organise behaviour and promote order are social __.

institutions

Weber’s ideal bureaucracy relies on written __ and regulations.

rules

McDonaldization stresses efficiency, predictability, calculability, and __.

control

Giving up an old status to assume a new one is called __.

resocialization

Resocialization that occurs in places like prisons or boot camps happens within total __.

institutions