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Social Psychology Test 2
Social Psychology
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Sociology
Undergraduate 3
03/21/2012

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Term
Anticipatory Role Socialization
Definition
We anticipate a role that we will not soon need to
perform in
(Works well if the role is visual "mom" not "wife")
Term
Explicit Training
Definition
Consciously prepare for roles that we will not immediately perform
(College) (In-Service Training)
Term
Role Strain
Definition
Psychological Stress for not being able to adequately perform a role
Term
Role Overload
Definition
Too much going on; too many expectations for one role
Term
Role Conflict
Definition
When you have to choose between one or more roles in a
given situation
Term
Role Dissensus
Definition
Lack of clarity about a role
(not clear expectations)
Term
Role Ambiguity
Definition
A lack of clarity about expected behavior for a role
Term
Role Discontinuity
Definition
Taking on new roles that contradict previous roles
Term
Role Prioritization
Definition
Making certain roles more important than others
Term
Three primary determinates of socializing. What affects you after these three?
Definition
Parents, Peers, Education
Media
Term
Determinate of Socializing: Parents
Definition
Socialization begins before birth
What it means to be a boy or girl
(Parents going back to work early after birth affects child)
Term
Determinate of Socializing: Peers
Definition
Start socializing us around 11 or 12
(Music, sex, drinking, ect)
Term
Determinate of Socializing: Education
Definition
School has an explicit mission to gain conformity to social norms
(Walk in straight line, respect teachers, ect)
Term
Socialization
Definition
Learning the norms/rules of a society to become human
(Biological constraints in terms of our development)
Term
Developmental theorists stand by these two things.
Definition
1. Developmental stages begin and end abruptly
2. You must go in order of stages
(Adequately does not matter as much)
(We all have issues with different stages)
(Some don't go through all stages)
Term
Developmental Theorist: Eric Erickson's 1st four Stages
Definition
1. Trust vs. Distrust - To the extent that the parents meet child's needs, they develop trust
2. Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt - The freedom to move about and explore
3. Initiative vs Guilt - What behaviors are rewarded and which are punished
a. More rewards = more initiative, improves imagination
b. Less rewards = guilt, why risk it?
4. Industry & Inferiority - compete to compare (Find their niche) (Find success)
Term
Developmental Theorist: Eric Erickson's 2nd four Stages
Definition
5. Identity vs. role confusion - What does it mean to be a man or woman?
6. Intimacy vs. isolation - Best friend (someone you can talk to)
Optimum number of friendly social others (beer drinking buddies)
Isolation - Social lone
7. Generosity vs. stagnation - feeling of paying it forward to the next generation
8. Integrity vs. disparity - Looking back, was I honest and filled with integrity? If not, they get feelings of disparity
Term
Transition points or life events occur when
Definition
trajectories are altered
Term
Age/Physical effects on learning
Definition
Issues children have can affect their ability to learn and that can affect their identity (ADHD)
Elderly can have memory loss, dementia, ect
Obesity and Diabetics can affects cognitive function
Term
Birth or Age Cohort
Definition
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