Soc. Chapter 4-Socializing the Individual

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Personality

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the sum total of behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, & values that are characteristic of an individual

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Heredity

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Transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to children

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Instinct

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an unchanging, biologically inherited behavior pattern

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Sociobiology

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the systematic study of the biological basis of all social behavior

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Aptitude

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a capacity to learn a particular skill or acquire a specific body of knowledge

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Socialization

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The interactive process though which people learn the basic skills, values, beliefs, & behavior patterns of a society

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Self

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your conscious awareness of possessing a distinct identity that separates you & your environment from other members of society

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Looking-glass self

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the interactive process by which we develop an image of ourselves based on how we imagine we appear to others

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Role-taking

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taking on or pretending to take on the role of others

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Significant others

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specific people, such as parents, siblings, relatives, & others, who directly influence our socialization