SA 150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Role Theory

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 150
• Professor: Suzanna Crage

Document Summary

Achieved status: results in part from an individual"s efforts or choices. Adult socialization: refers to experiences in adult environments and social roles. Agents of socialization: that can impress social norms upon and individual, include the family, religion, peer groups, economic systems, legal systems penal systems, language and the media. Ascribed status: people who don"t choose, they might be born with attributes that lead to this type of status. Degradation ceremonies: new members lose the aspects of their old identity and are given new identities. Hidden curriculum: unintended lessons, values, and perspectives that students learn in school. Looking-glass self: theory that explain the ways we think about our self are based on our understanding of how other people react to us. Primary socialization: the socialization that happens during early childhood. Resocialization: people are taught to discard behaviors and ways of thinking that went with previous roles and embrace new behaviors and ways of thinking.