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      The evolving vocabulary of the social sciences: The case of “socialization”.

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      History of Psychology
      American Psychological Association (APA)

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          While the term "socialization" stands as a common and clearly understood term regularly used in social science and lay conversations alike, its history is complex. In the 19th century, socialization was introduced to refer to societal activities or projects, and only in the early 20th century did it gain usage as a term describing psychological processes transpiring within the individual. The architecture of the newer meaning harbored ambitions and problems of modern social science, including ideals of interdisciplinary theory and theoretic resolution of the individual/society dualism. Nevertheless, socialization became a central object of social scientific inquiry after World War II. This significant social scientific object was repeatedly altered: initially representing a vision of conforming citizens who were free from certain troubling characteristics depicted in psychoanalysis and well-suited to democracy, it later was engaged to create a vision of autonomous, resilient, and cognitively active actors able to negotiate a complex social world.

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          Journal
          History of Psychology
          History of Psychology
          American Psychological Association (APA)
          1939-0610
          1093-4510
          2011
          2011
          : 14
          : 1
          : 1-25
          Article
          10.1037/a0021984
          21688750
          537c85e0-6b84-4020-a907-e6f15edd7195
          © 2011
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