it’s the process of learning to participate in group life through the acquisition of culture

(It's how we learn to be human)

The organized complex of attitudes, beliefs, values, and behaviors associated with an individual

(If you don’t go through socialization you will not develop a normal human personality)

1. Monkeys without mothers

2. Feral Children

1.  Functionalism

2. Conflict Theory

 Socialization is positive because

it helps create a stable society

 Optimistic, things are okay, positive perspective

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 good thing because it creates stability and order

Socialization can actually be negative because it tries to keep things the same

(takes more critical approach to things, their view)

he was interested in how children developed a “self concept”

he says that children develop through something called the looking glass self.

an image of yourself as an entity separate from other people

says that kids learn to judge themselves in terms of how they imagine others will react to them

(When they do something, if they receive positive reaction they will repeat behavior… they will recognize negative reaction and act accordingly)

people whose opinions of us matter to us the most

("I'm not what I think am; I am not what you think I am; I am what I think you think I am.”)

the self is composed of two separate parts:

·      “I” is the Ispontaneous part of self

·      “Me” is the part forMEd through socialization.

 is when you take the view point of another individual and then you respond to yourself from that imagined view point.

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(Mead talks about Stages that children

take to go through role taking)

(Usually younger than 3)

Children copy the behavior or a significant other without comprehending it

(usually between 3-6 years old)

Children take on the role of individuals

one at a time

(especially around 7-8 yrs old)

Children take on the roles of several

people all at the same time

is a conception of the norms, values,

and beliefs of your society 

"your conscience"

are places where people are separated

from the rest of society

(Prison, rehab, asylum)

is when you abandon your old ways of life, you are giving up old norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors

when you are preparing yourself to learn new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors

"Shawshank Redemption" Movie

These are things that somehow influence you, or have a significant impact on you

(family, school, peers, media)

 is a position that you occupy

in the social structure

  these are assigned to you at birth

(Race, Sex, Social Status)

these are the statuses that you earn during your lifetime

(education, job)

the statuses that influence most areas of your life (for better or for worse)

"main part you're playing in dramaturgy"

rights and obligations attached to statuses.

"how you act out your part/script in dramaturgy"

another word for “impression management”

it talks about the way we change the way

we act based upon who we’re around

Is when you are stressed out because the roles of one

status clash against the roles of another status

You are stressed out because the roles

of a single status clash  

·      1.  Prioritize

·      2.  Delegate

The family is the main agent of socialization during the phase of infancy and childhood (Primary socialization)

Mother, father, 2 siblings = family in our society

Child adopts their parent's outlook and behavior patterns

Another important socializing agent.  Formal process.  Students pursue a definite curriculum of subjects.

Children must be quiet, and punctual and observe rules.

Peer group consist of individuals of similar age and/or gender.  Generally close connections is maintained throughout their lives.

Gender socialization (example: wearing a bra at early age)

Newspapers, magazines, radio, television.  Affects in way of dressing, and even crime and violence.

Can have positive and negative effects.