Sociology-Socialization

An image of yourself as having an identity separate from other people

• looking-glass self
• significant other
• self-concept
• "me"

Those people whose reactions are most important to your self-concept

• Mass Media
• Generalized others
• self-concept
• significant others

The process that teaches the norms, values, and other aspects of a culture to new group members.

• Internalization
• Socalization
• Primary Socialization
• Secondary Socialization

Society shaping us into who we are is an example of?

• Nature
• Nurture

George Herbert Mead's "I" refers to

• The "what do I want"/seeking self fulfillment
• individual cultural origins
• How other interpret our actions
• the symbols that others give us

George Herbert Mead's "Me" refers to

• The "what do I want" sense of self
• How "my" internalized view has been created
• how others might interpret our actions.
• How my personal beliefs affect others

Which is an agent of socialization?

• talking to your Brother or sister
• Shopping at walmart with your friends
• Going to school
• All of the above

The “nature” argument suggests that people socialize and behave in certain ways because of 

• the way they are born
• the way they are raised
• the alignment of the stars
• the cultural expectations of the society

Which of the following is an example of a peer group? 

• students and teachers 
• children and parents 
• classmates and friends 
• players and coaches

learning to participate in group life

• socialization
• rites of passage
• mass media
• total institutions