SOCIOL 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ascribed Status, Total Institution, Peer Pressure
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Socialization - the process by which individuals internalize the values beliefs , and norms of a given society and learn to function as members of that society . As a child , you are socialized into the norms of our society . Once you reach adulthood , you internalize the rules that govern situations in which the ppl. Master status - one status within a set that stands out or overrides all others . we designate students and teachers operate . Whenever you enter a new situation or stage in life. , you need to learn new rules norms , and expectations to function properly in that stage or situation . Gender roles - sets of behavioral norms assumed to accompany one "s status as male or female . we have agency , and choose not to act in accordance w/ the ways we were socialized . Some argue that this is a master status for many ppl.