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Socialization |
The process by which people learn their culture by 1) disengaging from a succession of roles 2) interacting with others |
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Role |
Behaviour expected of a person occupying a particular position in society. |
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What was the symbolic interactionist, Sigmund freud foundation of childhood socialization? |
He believed that, i) children form their sense of self when they are denied and when they learn that their self and their needs are different from that of their parents. ii) children from these lessons of self-control, develop a sense of self iii) 3 components of self 1) id : the pleasure seeking component 2) superego: the restraint component 3 ego: the balance mechanism |
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Cooley’s beliefs about socialization |
Looking-glass self : we form beliefs and feelings about ourself through how others evaluate us. We interact with others —> form a reaction to them —> we assume how they evaluate us —> we set self concept feelings about ourself |
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Explain mead’s I and Me |
Mead believed that we have, A subjective and impulsive self from birth called “I” An objective social component called “Me” |
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What was mead’s main idea ? |
- he focussed on the unique human capacity to “take the role of the other” as the source of the me |
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Explain mead’s stages of development |
1) children learn language by imitating their significant others like mom and dad. 2) children pretend pretend to be other people by role playing games 3) at the age of 7, they play other complex games in which they play several roles at a time 4) children try to take the role of the generalized other |
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Primary and secondary socialization |
Primary = family Secondary = school system |
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Hidden curriculum |
Teaches students of what will be expected of them as good citizens in the outside world once they graduate. |
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Thomas theorem and self fulfilling prophecy |
Thomas theorem: situation that we consider real become real in their consequences Self-fulfilling prophecy : prediction that causes itself to be true |
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Peer groups |
- kids same as our age and similar status, to whom we necessarily do not talk - they help kids separate from their families and develop independent sources of identity |
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Feminist view |
- mass media helps teach gender roles and how males and females are to act and thing of themselves |
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Ressocialization |
powerful socializing agents cause rapid change in a persons values, roles and self conceptions, sometimes against their will. |
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Initiation rite |
A ceremony that signifies transition of a person from one group to another. - abandon or leave old self perceptions and accept new identities. - 3 stages 1) separation from old status 2) degradation(ritual death) 3) acceptance of the new group (rebirth of the ritual) |
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Where do socialization takes place |
Total institutions : places where a person is isolated from the large society and under the strict control and supervision of specialized staff Ex : asylums, prisons , armies |
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Anticipatory socialization |
We begin to take on the norms and behaviours of the roles we aspire. |
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Virtual communities |
Association of ppl scattered across cities or the planet via the internet. - affect self evaluation - new parts that ppl are previously unaware. |
