Intro to Sociology Jaime Shooster
Reading notes due sept 15th

Chapter 3 Vocabulary Terms

social environment- the entire human environment, including interactions with others

feral children- children assumed to have been raised by animals in the wilderness, isolated from humans

socialization- the process by which people learn the characteristics of their group- the knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, norms, and actions thought appropriate for them

self- the unique human capacity of being able to see ourselves “from the outside”; the views we internalize of how others see us

looking-glass self- a term coined by Charles Horton Cooley to refer to the process by which our self develops through internalizing others' reactions to us

taking the role of the other- putting yourself in someone else's shoes; understanding how someone else feels and thinks, so you anticipate how that person will act

significant other- an individual who significantly influences someone else

generalized other- the norms, values, attitudes, and expectations of people “in general”; the child's ability to take the role of the generalized other is a significant step in the development of a self

id- Freud's term for our inborn basic drives

ego- Freud's term for a balancing force between the id and the demands of society

superego- Freud's term for the conscience; the internalized norms and values of our social groups

gender- the behaviors and attitudes that a society considers proper for its males and females; masculinity or femininity

gender socialization- learning society's “gender map,” the paths in life set out for us because we are male or female

peer group- a group of individuals, often of roughly the same age, who are linked by common interests and orientations

mass media- forms of communication, such as radio,