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

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 total institution?  

•   summer camp for teenagers 
• restaurant 
• military boot camp 
•   scout troop

When a person is a resident of a total institution, the first step in attempting to change the person is  

• desocialization.
• resocialization.
• role-taking. 
• anticipatory socialization.

process of giving up old values, beliefs, and behaviors

• desocialization
• self-concept
• mass media
• peer group