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hat is socialization? |
the social process through which children develop an awareness of social norms and values, and achieve a distinct sense of self. |
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what is social reproduction? |
the process of perpetuating values, norms, and social practices through socialization. which leads to structural continuity over time. |
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what are agents of socialization? |
Groups or social contexts within wich processes of socialization take place. |
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what is a peer group? |
a friendship group composed of individuals of similar age and social status. |
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what is age-grade? |
the system found in small traditional cultures by which people belonging to a similar age-group are categorized together and hold similar rights and obligations. |
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what is mass media? |
forms of communication, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television, designed to reach mass audiences. |
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define social roles; |
socially defined expectations of an individual in a given status or social position. |
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what is identity? |
the distinctive characteristics of a person or groups character that relate to who he is and is meaningful to him. |
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what is social identity? |
the characteristics that are attributed to an individual by others. |
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what is self identity? |
the ongoing process of self development and definition of our personal identity through which we formulate a unique sense of ourselves and our relationships to the world around us. |
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what is cognition? |
human thought processes involving perception, reasoning, and remembering. |
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define social self; |
the basis of self conciseness in human individuals, according to the theory of G.H. Mead. the social self is the identity conferred upon an individual by the reactions of others. |
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what is self consciousness? |
awareness of ones distinct social identity as a person separate from others. human beings are not born with self consciousness but acquire an awareness of self as a result of early socialization. |
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what is the meaning of "generalized other"? |
a concept in the theory of G.H. Mead, according to which the individual takes over the general values of a given group or society during the socialization process. |
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what is the sensorimotor stage? |
according to Piaget, a stage of human cognitive development in which the child's awareness of its environment is dominated by perception and touch. |
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what is the preperational stage? |
a stage of cognitive development, in Piaget theory, in which the child has advanced sufficiently to master basic modes of logical thought. |
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define a Egocentric personality; |
according to Piaget, the characteristic quality of a child during the early years of her life. Egocentric thinking involves understanding objects and events in the environment solely in terms of ones own position. |
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what is the concrete operational stage? |
a stage of cognitive development, as formulated by Piaget, in which the child's thinking is based primarily on physical perception of the world. |
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what is the formal operational stage? |
according to Piaget theory, a stage of cognitive development at which the growing child becomes capable of handling abstract concepts and hypothetical situations. |
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what is gender socialization? |
the learning of gender roles through social factors such as schooling, the media and family. |
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what are gender roles? |
Social roles assigned to each sex and labeled as masculine or feminine. |