Chapter 4 Socializing the Individual

The transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to children.

• Sociobiology

• Instinct

• Heredity

• Aptitude

An unchanging, biologically inherited behavior pattern.

• Sociobiology

• Instinct

• Heredity

• Aptitude

The systematic study of the biological basis of all social behavior.

• Sociobiology

• Instinct

• Heredity

• Aptitude

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

• Sociobiology

• Instinct

• Heredity

• Aptitude

The sum total of behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, and values that are characteristic of an individual.

• Personality

• Socialization

• Self

• Looking-glass self

The interactive process through which people learn the basic skills, values, beliefs, and behavior patterns of a society.

• Personality

• Socialization

• Self

• Looking-glass self

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

• Personality

• Socialization

• Self

• Looking-glass self

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

• Personality

• Socialization

• Self

• Looking-glass self

Social interaction that is like a drama being performed on a stage.

• Role-taking

• Significant others

• Generalized other

• Dramaturgy

This act forms the basis of the socialization process by allowing us to anticipate what others expect of us.

• Role-taking

• Significant others

• Generalized other

• Dramaturgy