alleryWho first defined anticipatory socialisation, studying soldiers in 1949?
AErving Goffman
BGeorge H. Mead
CCharles Cooley
DRobert K. Merton
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Robert K. Merton
1. Anticipatory socialisation is when non-members take on the values of a group they aspire to join.
2. The concept was first defined by Robert K. Merton from a 1949 study of the US military.
3. Goffman is linked to total institutions, and Mead and Cooley to the self.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Anticipatory socialization" (rev 1374579580), section "History"_
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