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The Looking Glass
Self
Charles Horton Cooley Our image of how we appear to other people What we think others think about us (reference groups) TERM 2
Identity
DEFINITION 2 the image we have of ourselves TERM 3
Self
DEFINITION 3 the unique sense of identity that distinguishes us from others TERM 4
George Herbert Mead
DEFINITION 4 symbolic interactionist Mind, Self, and Society- book with his students "I" is the creative, natural side of us "me" is concerned with how others see us, socialized self me controls our impulses TERM 5
How does consciousness develop according to
Mead?
DEFINITION 5 as we engage in role taking behavior (ability to step in anothers shoes and look at oneselfsee how another sees you) imitating the behavior of others learn meaning associated with roles assume roles simultaneously
Mead's Stages of Development
Preparatory Stage (0-3): imitating the behavior of others Play Stage (3-5): able to assume and play roles of significant others, learn meaning associated with roles. Roles played are of those around you Game Stage (Early school years) TERM 7
Who developed the Dramaturgical
Perspective?
DEFINITION 7 Erving Goffman "The Presentation of Self in everday Life" TERM 8
Dramaturgical Perspective
DEFINITION 8 Life/actions as a stage stems from symbolic interactionism Tries to CONTROL the response of the other person through acting a certain way TERM 9
Why is the definition of a situation so
important in determining how we act?
DEFINITION 9 -so each party knows how to act -ability to fulfill roles -able to anticipate appropriate norms -figure out the definition through context and actions of others TERM 10
How do we form
impressions?
DEFINITION 10 stereotypes preconceived idea role taking (not playing--) what SHOULD go on in this situation?
psychosexual development
social problems arise from lack of appropriate stimulation during certain phases of life Ex. anal stage--lack of stimulation (too soon out of diapers) may cause someone to be "anal" TERM 17
Jean Piaget
DEFINITION 17 stages of development cognitive motor skill stages moral reasoning taught, postconventional moral reasoning developed through experience TERM 18
Erik Erikson
DEFINITION 18 psychosocial development trust vs mistrust autonomy vs. shame initiative vs. guilt socialization is never over TERM 19
Agents of Socialization
DEFINITION 19 family, education, peers, media family most important agent TERM 20
What makes something deviant?
DEFINITION 20 provides the seed for social change source of integration/group solidarity (for or against) part of a healthy society- arts, technology tells us what the norms are by "negative" example
Deviancy according to Durkheim
not pathological evident in all societies Functionalist--keeps norms in place by treating deviants poorly TERM 22
Deviancy according to a conflict theorist
DEFINITION 22 power holders threaten lesser groups deviant behavior is that which might threaten their power, so it is labeled as deviant TERM 23
5 types of
deviance
DEFINITION 23 AMMPS absolute moral medical pathological statistical TERM 24
what function does deviance
serve?
DEFINITION 24 groups people together deters people from crime manifest and latent function--some deviants are labeled as such, then become more deviant TERM 25
biological explanations of
deviance
DEFINITION 25 lombroso and sheldon
robert merton
developed aspects of the strain theory TERM 32
5 forms of adapting to strain theory
DEFINITION 32 conformity innovation retreat rebellion ritualism TERM 33
ex of retreat
DEFINITION 33 crack addict, dropout/failure/homeless TERM 34
ex of rebellion
DEFINITION 34 protest against government, stage riots TERM 35
ex of ritualism
DEFINITION 35 go through the motions phD in unmarketable discipline
ex of innovation
drug dealer, counterfeiter TERM 37
ex of
conformity
DEFINITION 37 work hard, go to college, get a degree, get a job TERM 38
lower class focal
value
DEFINITION 38 walter miller juvenile delinquency is rooted in the lower class socialized in a habitat that views unlawfulness favorably trouble, toughness, smartness, excitement, fate, autonomy TERM 39
differential association theory
DEFINITION 39 deviants become deviants through interaction with other deviants sometimes small crimes cause punishment which leads to association with bigger deviants TERM 40
social control theory
DEFINITION 40 travis hirschi four types of social bonds: attachment commitment involvement belief
