Practice

  1. When people put themselves in someone else's shoes, understand how he/she feels, and anticipate how he/she will act.

    Answer: Role-Taking

  2. Classes of people with whom a person interacts on the basis of generalized roles rather than individualized characteristics.

    Answer: Generalized Other

  3. People in our lives whose opinions are important and regularly considered during interactions.

    Answer: Significant others

  4. A theory that explains that our sense of self results from the reflection of who we think we see by observing the treatment and behaviors of others towards us.

    Answer: Looking-Glass Self

  5. Represents your conscious experience of having a separate and unique identity and is the sum total of your perceptions and beliefs about yourself. It is the most central aspect of your personality.

    Answer: Self

  6. Wild or untamed children who grow up without typical adult socialization influences.

    Answer: Feral Children

 

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