Socialization and the Life Course

Chapter 4.

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Anticipatory socialization
Processes of socialization in which a person rehearses for future positions, occupations
Cognitive theory development
The theory that childerns thoughts progesses through four stages of development
Degradation ceremony
An aspect of the coialization process within some total institutions, in which people are subjected to humiliating rituals
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
Gender role
Expectations reguarding the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities, of males and females
Generalized other
the attitudes, viewpoints, and expectations of society as a whole that a child takes into account in his or her behavior
Impression management
The altering of the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiances
Life course approach
A reseach orientation in which sociologists and other social scientists look closely at the social factors that influence people throughout their lives, from birth to death
Looking-glass self
A concept that emphasizes the self as the product of our social interactions. charles horton Cooley
Personality
A person's typical patterns of attitudes, needs, characteristics and behavior
Resocialization
The process of discarding former behavior patterns accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life
Rite of passage
A ritual marking the symbolic transition from one social position to another
Role taking
The process of mentally assuming the perspective of another and responding from that imagined viewpoint
Self
A distinct identity that sets us apart from others