| A | B |
|---|
| interactive process by which individuals learn basic skills, values, beliefs, and behavior patterns of society | socialization |
| transmission of geneti characteristics from parents to children | heredity |
| setting in which people are isolated from the rest of society for a set period of time | total institution |
| people closest to us, such as parents, relatives and friends who have a direct influence on our socialization | significant others |
| "clean slate" | tabula rasa |
| unchanging biologically inherited behavior patterns | instinct |
| sum total of behaviors, attitudes, beliefs and values that are characteristic of an individual | personality |
| conscious awareness of possessing a distinct identity that separates us from other member of society | self |
| involves a break with past experiences and learning of new values and norms | re-socialization |
| capacity to learn a particular skill or acquire a particular body of knowledge | aptitude |
