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Socialization

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the process by which individuals are incorporated into society, internalizing its codes, narratives, values, and symbols; beings at birth and usually takes place first in the family.

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Self

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our sense of who we are in relation to ourselves, others, and society.

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Selfways

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the characteristic cultural ideas and values associated with particular social and cultural groups in the world.

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Agents of socialization

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the influences from the social environment that transform a child from an unaware infant into a competent social person. Includes: family, parents, school, or peer groups.

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Gender

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refers to cultural ideas, norms, and values that construct images and expectations of females and males, particularly in terms of behavior and appearance; unlike sex, which is limited to biological distinctions.

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Secondary socialization experiences

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while institutions such as the family, are crucial in early socialization, secondary socialization experiences often foster individuation and challenge primary socialization; peer groups, schools and media often compete with, rather than complement, familial values and ways of life learned in early socialization.

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Peer groups

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voluntary organizations and associations of children, such as school groups or play groups.

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Life course

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a term that refers to the role of historical, social, and cultural contexts in shaping an individual or group’s life trajectory; instead of describing life as a linear biological path from birth to death.

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Life stages

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various points of transition and experience throughout the life course (i.e., adolescence (biological) and retirement (social))

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Feeling rules

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cultural scripts that direct how we want to feel and how we want others to interpret our feelings.

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What is

the process by which individuals are incorporated into society, internalizing its codes, narratives, values, and symbols; beings at birth and usually takes place first in the family.

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Socialization

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What is

our sense of who we are in relation to ourselves, others, and society.

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Self

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What is

the characteristic cultural ideas and values associated with particular social and cultural groups in the world.

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Selfways

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What is

the influences from the social environment that transform a child from an unaware infant into a competent social person. Includes: family, parents, school, or peer groups.

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Agents of socialization

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What is

refers to cultural ideas, norms, and values that construct images and expectations of females and males, particularly in terms of behavior and appearance; unlike sex, which is limited to biological distinctions.

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Gender

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What is

while institutions such as the family, are crucial in early socialization, secondary socialization experiences often foster individuation and challenge primary socialization; peer groups, schools and media often compete with, rather than complement, familial values and ways of life learned in early socialization.

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Secondary socialization experiences

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What is

voluntary organizations and associations of children, such as school groups or play groups.

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Peer groups

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What is

a term that refers to the role of historical, social, and cultural contexts in shaping an individual or group’s life trajectory; instead of describing life as a linear biological path from birth to death.

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Life course

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What is

various points of transition and experience throughout the life course (i.e., adolescence (biological) and retirement (social))

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Life stages

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What is

cultural scripts that direct how we want to feel and how we want others to interpret our feelings.

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Feeling rules