UCSP_Q1_Q3

It is defined as a systematic means and practices used to maintain norms, rules and laws; regulate conflict; and discourage deviant behavior.

• Socialization

• Social Control

• Conformity

• Deviance

It refers to the process of altering one’s behavior one’s thoughts and actions to adapt to the accepted behavior within his or her group or society.

• Socialization

• Social Control

• Conformity

• Deviance

It refers to the idea that a person has the innate right to be valued, respected and treated well.

• Human Freedom

• Human Person

• Human Dignity

• Human Life

It is defined as a behavior that elicits a strong negative reaction from group members and involves actions that violate commonly held social norms.

• Conformity

• Deviance

• Social Control

• Peer Grouips

It refers to the process of being socialized into a specific culture.

• Socialization

• Enculturation

• Social Norms

• Cultural Norms

Give at least the top two individuals, groups and institutions that you consider as major influences in the way you think or behave. Write a short essay based on the following questions:

1. How did these become major influences in your way of thinking and behaving?

2. What made them more influential than other agents of socialization?