Test Bank
Anticipatory Socialization - Answer The way we prepare for future life roles.
Degradation Ceremony - Answer The process by which new members of a total institution lose
aspects of their old identities and are given new ones.
Generalized Other - Answer The common behavioral expectations of general society.
Hidden Curriculum - Answer The informal teaching done in schools that socializes children to
societal norms.
Moral Development - Answer The way people learn what is "good" and "bad" in society.
Nature - Answer The influence of our genetic makeup on self-development.
Nurture - Answer The role that our social environment plays in self-development.
Peer Group - Answer A group made up of people who are similar in age and social status and
who share interests.
Resocialization - Answer The process by which old behaviors are removed and new behaviors
are learned in their place.
Self - Answer A person's distinct sense of identity as developed through social interaction.
Socialization - Answer The process wherein people come to understand societal norms and
expectations, to accept society's beliefs, and to be aware of societal values.