Culture & Socialization

Flashcards for reviewing key concepts from the lecture on Culture & Socialization.

Culture refers to a __ beliefs, ideals, artistic expression, and patterns of behavior.

society's

Culture is passed down from to .

generation to generation

The behaviors, values, and beliefs that a culture agrees upon and enforces are called __.

social norms

Rewards for conforming to social norms and penalties for defying them are known as __.

sanctions

Informal norms or everyday customs that typically do not come with serious consequences when violated are called __.

folkways

Social norms that govern a society’s understanding of right and wrong are called __.

mores

The strongest prohibition of an action, even more forbidden than mores, is called __.

taboos

Using your own culture as a measure for evaluating others is termed __.

ethnocentrism

Not using your own culture to judge other cultures, aiming to understand the culture being studied, is called __.

cultural relativism

Distinctive attitudes and behaviors that set a group apart from the dominant culture are known as __.

subculture

A type of subculture whose values differ greatly from the dominant culture is called __.

counterculture

The process by which people learn how to be members of their society is __.

socialization

The sources of learning in socialization are known as __.

agents of socialization

The first stage in the development of the self, where imitation occurs, is called __.

preparatory stage

In the play stage, children participate in __ play with few or no rules.

spontaneous

The team phase where play requires understanding of rules is called __.

game stage

The three components of the Looking-Glass Self include imagining how we appear to others, imagining how those others judge us, and __ to that hypothetical judgment.

reacting

When Alex decides to budge in line, he violates a __ norm.

folkway

People who live off the grid would be considered a __.

counterculture

According to Mead, if the son points out that another shopper is not wearing shoes, he is in the __ stage.

play stage