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adult socialization
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the process of learning new roles and expectations in adult life.
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anticipatory socialization
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the process of learning the expectations associated with a role one expects to enter in the future.
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ego
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the part of the self representing reason and common sense.
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game stage
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the stage in childhood when children become capable of taking a multitude of roles at the same time.
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generalized other
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the abstract composite of social roles and social expectations.
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id
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the part of the personality that includes various impulses and drives, including sexual passions and desires, biological urges, and human instincts.
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identity
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how one defines oneself.
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imitation stage
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the stage in childhood when children copy the behavior of those around them.
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life course perspective
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sociological framework for studying aging that connects people's personal attributes, the roles they occupy, the life events they experience, and their sociohistorical context.
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looking-glass self
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the idea that people's conception of self arises through reflection about their relationship to others.
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object relations theory
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a psychoanalytic theory of socialization arguing that social relationships children experience early in life determine the development of their personality.
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peers
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those of similar status.
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personality
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the relatively consistent pattern of behavior, feelings, and beliefs in a given person.
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play stage
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the stage in childhood when children begin to take on the roles of significant people in their environment.
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psychoanalytic theory
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a theory of socialization positing that the unconscious mind shapes human behavior.
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resocialization
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the process by which existing social roles are radically altered or replaced.
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rite of passage
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ceremony or ritual that symbolizes the passage of an individual from one role to another.
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role
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the expected behavior associated with a given status in society.
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self
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our concept of who we are, as formed in relationship to others.
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self-esteem
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the value a person places on his or her identity.
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significant others
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those with whom we have a close affiliation.
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social identity complex
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a term referring to how a person subjectively interprets the interrelationships among multiple group identities.
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social learning theory
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a theory of socialization positing that the formation of identity is a learned response to social stimuli.
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socialization
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the process through which people learn the expectations of society.
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socialization agent
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those who pass on social expectations.
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taking the role of the other
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the process of imagining oneself from the point of view of another.
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