What Is the Tendency to Conform to One's Own Ideas

question 36

Multiple Choice

What is the tendency to conform to one's own ideas about appropriate behavior?

• A) Gender schema
• B) Gender-appropriate behavior
• C) Self-evaluation
• D) Self-socialization

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Definitions:

Socialized

A rephrased definition: The state of being acclimated and integrated into the customs, norms, and practices of a society or group.

Achieved Status

A status earned through individual effort or imposed by others.

Resocialization

The process of learning new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors to match a new situation in life.

Total Institution

A place where people are isolated from the rest of society and controlled by an administrative staff, often including prisons, military bases, or mental hospitals, as described by Erving Goffman.