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31 Cards in this Set
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age norms
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rules that define what is appropriate for people to be and to do at various ages
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anticipatory socialization
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the process in which people think about, experiment with, and try on the behaviors associated with a new role
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body language
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physical motions and gestures that provide social signals
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communication
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the process by which people transmit information, ideas, attitudes and mental states to one another
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conditioning
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a form of learning in which the consequences of the behavior determine the probability of its future occurrence
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definition of the situation
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a concept formulated by William I. Thomas, which refers to the interpretation or meaning people give to the immediate circumstances
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dramaturigal approach
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the sociological perspective associated with Erving Goffman that views that performances staged in a theater as an analytical analogy and tool for depicting social life
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euthanasia
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the painless putting to death of an individual who suffers from an incurable and painful disease
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generalized other
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the term George Herbert Mead applied to the social unit that gives individual their unity of self. The attitude of the generalized other is the attitude of the larger community
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hospice
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a program or mode of care that attempts to make the dying experience less painful and emotionally traumatc for patients and their families
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impression management
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the term Goffman applied to the process whereby we present ourselves to others in ways that will lead them to view us in a favorable light
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language acquisition device
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the view associated with Chomsky that human beings possess a inborn language-generating mechanism. The basic structure of language is seen as biologically channels, forming a sort of prefabricated filing system to order the words and phrases that make up human language
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life course
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the interweave of age-graded trajectories with the vicissitudes of changing social conditions and future options that characterize the life span form conception through old age and death
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life events
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turning points at which people change some direction in the course of their lives.
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looking-glass self
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the term Cooley applied to the process by which we imaginatively assume the stance of other people and view ourselves as we believe they see us
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observational learning
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learning that occurs when people reproduce the responses they observe in other people, either real or fictional; also referred to as modeling or imitation
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paralanguage
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nonverbal cues surrounding speech- voice pitch, volume, pacing of speech, silent pauses, and sighs- that provide a rich source of communicative information
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personal efficacy
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the belief the one can overcome obstacle and achieve goals
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proxemics
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the way we employ social and personal space to transmit messages
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puberty rites
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initiation ceremonies that symbolize the transition from childhood to adulthood
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reflected appraisals
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appraisals of ourselves that we see reflected in the behavior of others
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reflexive behavior
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actions through which people observe, interpret, evaluate, communicate with, and attempt to control themselves
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self
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the set of concepts we use in defining who we are
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self-conception
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an overriding view of ourselves; a sense of self through time
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self-esteem
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the belief that one is a good adn valuable person
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self-image
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a mental conception or picture we have of ourselves that is relatively temporary; it changes as we move fro, one context to another
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significant other
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the term mead applied to a social model, usually an important person in an individuall's life
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social clock
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a cultural timetable based on age norms and used by individual to pace the major events of their lives
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social comparisons
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comparing one's performance, ability, or characteristics with those of others and rating oneself as positive, neutral or negative
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socialization
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a process of social interaction by which people acquire the knowledge, attitudes, values, and behaviors essential for effective participation in society
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Thomas theorem
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the notion that our definitions influence our construction of reality; "if people define situations as real, they are real in their consequences
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