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| Anticipatory socialization |
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| Processes of socialization in which a person “rehearses” for future positions, occupations, and social relationships. |
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| Cognitive theory of development |
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| Jean Piaget’s theory that children’s thought progresses through four stages of development. |
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| An aspect of the socialization process within total institutions, in which people are subjected to humiliating rituals. |
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| A view of social interaction in which people are seen as theatrical performers. |
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| The efforts of people to maintain the proper image and avoid public embarrassment. |
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| Expectations regarding the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females. |
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| The attitudes, viewpoints, and expectations of society as a whole that a child takes into account in his or her behavior. |
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The altering of the presentation of the self in order to create
distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences. |
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| A research orientation in which sociologists and other social scientists look closely at the social factors that influence people throughout their lives, from birth to death. |
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| A concept that emphasizes the self as the product of our social interactions with others. |
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| a stressful period of self-evaluation, typically beginning around age 40. |
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| A person’s typical patterns of attitudes, needs, characteristics, and behavior. |
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| The process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one’s life. |
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| Ritual marking the symbolic transition from one social position to another. |
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| The process of mentally assuming the perspective of another and responding from that imagined viewpoint. |
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| those adults who simultaneously try to meet the competing needs of their parents and their children. |
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| A distinct identity that sets us apart from others |
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| An individual who is most important in the development of the self, such as a parent, friend, or teacher |
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| The lifelong process in which people learn the attitudes, values, and behaviors appropriate for members of a particular culture. |
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| A gesture, object, or word that forms the basis of human communication. |
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| An institution that regulate all aspects of a person’s life under a single authority, such as a prison, the military, a mental hospital, or a convent. |
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