Social Change and the Self
blended family ✔✔✔either or both spouses have been married before and have one or more
children from a previous marriage
mentor ✔✔✔a more experienced person who assists a younger person- often through the
transition into a career path
credentialism ✔✔✔An increase in the lowest level of education required to enter a field.
education inflation ✔✔✔more education is required for some jobs now than was required for the
same position in the past
anticipatory socialization ✔✔✔The process by which an individual learns to assume a role in the
future
autonomous self ✔✔✔(self-reliant person who accepts oneself and others as multifaceted &
unique
cohort effect ✔✔✔differences between age groups as a function of historical or social influences
affecting those groups rather than age per se
individuation ✔✔✔the process of becoming an idividual and becoming aware of oneself
resocialization ✔✔✔the process of adopting new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors
ego ✔✔✔the objective understanding of self (Freud)
rites of passage ✔✔✔social rituals that mark the transition between developmental stages,
especially between childhood and adulthood ex:can include painful riruals and once over, they
are officially considered adults and the ties to their childhood are severed
social exchange theory ✔✔✔the theory that our social behavior is an exchange process, the aim
of which is to maximize benefits and minimize costs
blended family ✔✔✔either or both spouses have been married before and have one or more
children from a previous marriage
mentor ✔✔✔a more experienced person who assists a younger person- often through the
transition into a career path
credentialism ✔✔✔An increase in the lowest level of education required to enter a field.
education inflation ✔✔✔more education is required for some jobs now than was required for the
same position in the past
anticipatory socialization ✔✔✔The process by which an individual learns to assume a role in the
future
autonomous self ✔✔✔(self-reliant person who accepts oneself and others as multifaceted &
unique
cohort effect ✔✔✔differences between age groups as a function of historical or social influences
affecting those groups rather than age per se
individuation ✔✔✔the process of becoming an idividual and becoming aware of oneself
resocialization ✔✔✔the process of adopting new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors
ego ✔✔✔the objective understanding of self (Freud)
rites of passage ✔✔✔social rituals that mark the transition between developmental stages,
especially between childhood and adulthood ex:can include painful riruals and once over, they
are officially considered adults and the ties to their childhood are severed
social exchange theory ✔✔✔the theory that our social behavior is an exchange process, the aim
of which is to maximize benefits and minimize costs
