Sociology

Process through which people learn their culture's basic norms, values, beliefs, and appropriate behaviors

the expected attitude for most working-class job

The attitude required for the kind of independent thinking expected in many middle-class occupations

a group of people, usually of comparable age, who share similar interests and social status

Process of learning the informal norms associated with a type of employment

the process by which individuals replace old norms and behaviors with new ones as they move from one role or life stage to another

Looks at how age, time, and place shape social identities and experiences over a lifetime

activities that mark and celebrate a change in a person's social status

Process by which individuals practice for a future social role by adopting norms or behaviors associated with a position they have not yet achieved

Natural condition linked to children's physical immaturity 

When youth are nearing physical maturity and are no longer considered children but have not yet taken on the rights or responsibilites of adulthood

Sociologist that argued that the shared historical experiences of a group shape its general attitudes and behaviors

Contends that biology, specifically our genetic makeup, almost completely shapes human behavior

Contends that culture and the social environment almost completely shape human bahavior

Collection of thoughts and feelings you have when considering yourself as an object

What Sociologist developed the looking glass self concept?

Sociologist that argued that the self is made up of what he called the "i" and "me"

Part of the self that is spontaneous, impulsive, creative, and unpredictable

Sense of self that has been learned from interaction with others

The ability to follow someone's gaze to see the same thing that person is looking at

Social theorist most closely associated with the idea that power shapes our daily life and our sense of self