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the ongoing discussion of the respective roles of genetics and socialization in determining individual behaviors and traits
nature vs nurture debate
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the process of learning and internalizing the values, beliefs, and norms of our social group, but which we become functioning members of society
socialization
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two main goals that socialization accomplishes?
- teaches members the skills necessary to satisfy basic human needs and to defend themselves against danger
- socialization teaches individuals the norms, values, and beliefs associated with their culture and provides ways to ensure that members adhere to their shared way of life
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feral children are also known as
children who have grown up in the wild
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in myths and rare real world cases, children who have had little human contact and may have lived in the wild from a young age
feral children
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the first stage in mead's theory of the development of self where in children mimic or imitate others
preparatory stage
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the second stage in Mead's theory of the development of self where in children pretend to play the role of a particular or significant other
play stage
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the perspectives and expectations of a particular role that a child learns and internalizes
particular or significant other
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the third stage in Mead's theory of the development of self wherein children play organized games and take on the perspective of the generalized other
game stage
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the perspectives and expectations of a network of others (or of society in general) that a child learns and then takes into account when shaping his or her own behavior
generalized other
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the belief that we experience the self as both subject and object, the "I" and the "me"
dual nature of the self
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classic formulation of the way individuals define situations, whereby "if people define situations as real, they are real in their consequences"
Thomas theorem
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an agreement with others about "what is going on" in a given circumstance. this consensus allows us to coordinate our actions with those of others and realize goals
definition of the situation
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small actions such as an eye roll or head nod that serve as an interactional tool to help project our definition of the situation
expressions of behavior
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expressions that are intentional and usually verbal, such as utterances
expressions given
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observable expressions that can be either intended or unintended and are usually nonverbal
expressions given off
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the effort to control the impressions we make on others so that they form a desired view of us and the situation; the use of self presentation and performance tactics
impression management
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an approach pioneered by erving goffman in which social life is analyzed in terms of its similarities to theatrical performance
dramaturgy
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the expressive equipment we consciously or unconsciously use as we present ourselves to others, including appearance and manner, to help establish the definition of the situation
personal front
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in the dramaturgical perspective, the context or setting in which the performance takes place
region
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goffman's central idea?
dramaturgy
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according to _____, the development of the self unfolds in several stages
Mead
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order of Mead's stages?
- preparatory stage
- play stage
- game stage
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jungle book is an example of ?
- a feral child
- boy raised in jungle
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ID?
- raw, primal instincts
- devil on your shoulder
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superego
- angel on your shoulder
- society's messages or cultury via family
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came up with the looking glass self theory
Charles cooley
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believes others are important in development of self along with cooley
George Herbert mead
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