Test 2 Flashcards

Question

Self

Answer 1

A distinct identity that sets us apart from others

Answer 2

A person's typical patterns of attitudes, needs, characteristics and behavior

Answer 3

Nature = instinct/biology Nuture = learned/culture

Answer 4

A concept that emphasizes the self as the product of our social interactions The Social object the individual comes to see themself as because of interaction with others

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1. The Family 2. School 3. Peer groups - a group whose members have interests, social position, and age in common 4. Mass Media - Impersonal communications directed to a vast audience 5. Workplace 6. Religion and the State

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1. Agents of Socialization Differ 2. More than listed agents 3. Social Location 4. Generation cohort 5. Interaction with Agents 6. Nature vs. Nuture

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1. Eros - Life instinct 2. Thanatos - Aggression

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1. Id - The human being's basic drive 2. Superego - The presence of culture within the form of internalized values and norms 3. Ego - A person's conscious efforts to balance innate pleasure seeking drives witht he demands of society

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1. "I" - The biological part of the self consisting of inborn impulses - the self as a subject 2. "Me" - The part of self consisting of attitudes of significant others/society - the self as object

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1. Prepatory stage - Pre-symbolic stage of self - The self is able to simultaneously take the role of no one and engages in only immatation 2. Play stage - Child acquires symbols and vocabulary - The self is able simultaneously to take the role of one other in one situation when engaging in play 3. Game stage - The self is able simultaneously to take the role of many others in one situation when engaging in games 4. Stage of the generalized other

Answer 11

An individual who is most important in the development of the self

Answer 12

The attitudes, viewpoints, and expectations of society as a while that a child takes into account in their behavior Represents the imagined perspective of the community or society at large

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The ways people respond to one another

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The way in which society is organized into predictable relationships

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A recognized social position that an individual occupies

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All the statuses a person holds at a particular time

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A social position assigned to a person by society with out reguard for the person's unique talent or characteristics Eg: Queen of England

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A social position that a person attains largely though their own efforts Eg: President

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A status that dominates others and thereby determines a person's general position in society

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1. Compartmentalization - segregate different and contradictory aspects of major life roles from one another 2. Delegation - pass on some aspect of role set to subordinates 3. Elimination - pass on some aspects of role set to peers 4. Extension - expand role set obligations in order to reduce involvement tin difficult or strain-producing elements of role set 5. Establish Barriers - produce block and requirement for individuals needing your time and energy

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A small group characterized by intimate face-to-face association and cooperation

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A formal, imersonal in which there is little social intimacy or mutual understanding

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1. Quality of Relationships – Personal Orientation 2. Duration of Relationships – Usually long term and intensive 3. Breadth of Relationships – Broad - share many activities 4. Subjective Perception of Relationships - as ends in themselves

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1. Quality of Relationships – Goal orientation - Impersonal 2. Duration of Relationships – Variable and often short-term 3. Breadth of Relationships – Narrow - Involves a few specific activities 4. Subjective Perception of Relationships – as a means to an end

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1. Instrumental Leader - Group leaders who emphasize the completion of tasks 2. Expressive Leader - Group leaders who emphasize a collective well being

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1. Authoritarian - Focus on Instrumental concerns, make decisions on their own, and demand strict compliance from subordinates 2. Democratic - More expressive, include others in decision 3. Laissez-Fair - Leaders downplay position and power allowing hte group to funciton on its own

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Ability to control and influence others

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1. Reward Power - The power to compensate others for compliance 2. Coercive Power - The power to punish others for non-compliance 3. Legetimate Power - The power formally granted to acknowledged leaders by their followers 4. Expert Power - Power that accrues to people because of their knowledge 5. Referrent Power - Power that derives from the attraction followers feel toward their leader 6. Information Power - The power that derives from persuasiveness

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Large, secondary groups organized to achieve specific groups

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1. Normative (voluntary) - pursue goals that their members consider morally worthwhile, offering personal satisfaction, perhaps social prestige, but **NO** monetary reward 2. Coercive - Enroll members involuntarily and subject them to punishment - total institutions 3. Utilitarian - Pursue income, profit, and wages

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1. Instrumental - Attain goals external to the organization 2. Expressive - Concerned with the internal life and emotions of the members 3. Mixed - combine instrumental and expressive concerns

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