Socialization

individual, group, or institution that contributes to people’s socialization

experience in childhood that has profound, lasting, negative effects on a person's health and well-being

process of acquiring the norms, beliefs, values, and behaviors associated with masculinity and femininity

label that represents the perspective of society, including common behavioral social expectations

people's sense of who they are and the characteristics that define them

stages people pass through over their lifetimes, from birth to death

long-term life path that involves multiple transitions from one role or status to another

theory that people develop a sense of self based on how they believe other people see and judge them

platforms of information that reach masses of people, such as television, radio, film, magazines, newspapers, and the Internet

includes people of about the same age, social status, and interests

sense of who one is, including personality traits, beliefs, and values

identity in relation to others and society that is developed through socialization

people's sense of who they are, based on social group memberships or social categories

person's place in society based on multiple factors including social class, race, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, religion, and gender

behavior associated with a social status

process through which people learn the values, norms, beliefs, and expectations of their society

position an individual holds within a society

institution that controls every aspect of an individual's life