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Personality
Heredity
Instinct
Sociobiology
Aptitude
Socialization
Self
Looking-glass self
Role-taking
Significant others
Generalized other
I
Me
Dramaturgy
Impression management
Agents of socialization
Peer group
Mass media
Resocialization
Total institution

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Personality: the enduring pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make a person unique.

Heredity: the biological transmission of traits from parents to offspring through genes.

Instinct: an innate, typically fixed pattern of behavior in response to certain stimuli.

Sociobiology: the study of how evolutionary biology influences social behavior and organization.

Aptitude: a natural ability or potential to learn or excel in a particular activity.

Socialization: the lifelong process by which individuals learn and internalize the norms, values, and behaviors of their society.

Self: an individual's awareness and organized sense of identity formed through social interaction.

Looking-glass self: Cooley’s idea that people form their self-image based on how they imagine others perceive them.

Role-taking: the act of mentally adopting the perspective of another to anticipate their reactions and guide one’s behavior.

Significant others: specific people (e.g., parents, close friends) whose opinions and expectations have a strong influence on an individual’s self-concept.

Generalized other: Mead’s concept of the internalized attitudes and expectations of the broader society that guide an individual’s behavior.

I: Mead’s term for the spontaneous, creative, and impulsive aspect of the self that initiates action.

Me: Mead’s term for the socialized, reflective component of the self that internalizes others’ attitudes and norms.

Dramaturgy: Goffman’s framework that compares social interaction to theatrical performance, where people play roles and manage impressions.

Impression management: the conscious or unconscious effort to control how others perceive one’s image and behavior.

Agents of socialization: the individuals, groups, and institutions (such as family, schools, peers, and media) that transmit culture and shape social development.

Peer group: a group of people of similar age or status who interact regularly and influence each other’s attitudes and behaviors.

Mass media: large-scale communication channels (TV, newspapers, internet, radio) that disseminate information and cultural norms to wide audiences.

Resocialization: the process of unlearning old behaviors and norms and adopting new ones, often during major life changes or within institutions.

Total institution: an organization in which individuals are isolated from wider society and live a controlled, regimented life under a single authority (e.g., prisons, psychiatric hospitals, military boot camps).