Socialization: The process by which individuals learn the appropriate attitudes and behaviors within a culture.
Self: an individual\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s nature and identity resulting from reflections on social interactions.
I: the unsocialized or acting self, made up of personal desires and needs.
Me: the social self, made up of the internalized attitudes of others.
Preparatory Stage: imagination of others, an infant merely imitates surrounding people.
Play Stage: pretending to be other people, incorporates role-playing.
Generalized Other: the process of internalizing societal norms and experiences.
Looking-Glass Self: the process of imagining the reaction of others toward oneself.
Agents of Socialization: individuals, groups, and institutions that influence the attitudes and behaviors of members of society.
Feral Children: children who are isolated and neglected such that they are raised without socialization.
Total Institution: an isolated group with strict rules and regulations whose goal is to control every aspect of its members lives.
Degradation Ceremony: an event, ceremony or rite of passage used to break down people and make them more accepting of a total institution.
Anticipatory Socialization: the process of learning different behaviors or activities in an effort to aspire to group membership.
Rite of Passage: a ceremony or ritual used to mark a change in age or social status.
Dramaturgy: the theory that we are all actors on the stage of life, and as such, we divide our world based on what we do and do not let the others see of us.
Front Stage: a person\\\\\\\’s public life that they reveal to the world.
Backstage: a person\\\\\\\’s private world that they choose not to reveal.
Impression Management: an effort to control the impression others have of us.
Goffman: life is similar to a one-act play in that you are constantly on stage.
Life Course Perspective: refers to a series of social changes that a person experiences over the course of their lifetime