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• A teacher plans a trip to the theater for a junior high class. As part of preparation, the teacher tells students how they should dress and how they will be expected to act inside the theater. This is an example of

  socialization

• Charles Horton Cooley is responsible for developing the concept of

  Looking-glass self

• According to the concept of the looking-glass self, development of one's self-identity based on misperception may lead to

  Negative self identity

• George Herbert Mead suggested that the self is

  Continually growing and changing

• Gestures and words that form the basis of human communication are known as

  Symbols

• Which sociologist suggested to during the second stage of development, children become capable of assuming the perspective of another and are thereby able to respond from that imagined viewpoint?

  George Herbert Mead

• Bob is on his first date with Mary, whom he really likes. He tries to act in a manner that will cause her to like him too, and to want to go out with him again. This is an example of

  Impression management

• Early in life, a person learns to slant his or her presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences. This process is known as

  Impression management

• Which of the following terms refers to the process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as a part of a transition in one's life?

  Resocialization

• One crucial aspect of the relationship between dominant and subordinate groups in the ability of the dominant group

  Mold the "definition of the situation", define a society's values, and define social reality