100 likes | 121 Views
Chapter 4, Socialization . The Socialization Process Theories of Socialization Agents of Socialization Growing up in a Diverse Society Socializing Across the Life Cycle Resocialization. The Socialization Process. The process by which humans learn the expectations of society.
E N D
Chapter 4, Socialization • The Socialization Process • Theories of Socialization • Agents of Socialization • Growing up in a Diverse Society • Socializing Across the Life Cycle • Resocialization
The Socialization Process • The process by which humans learn the expectations of society. • Different for each individual depending on race, gender, class, attractiveness, personality.
Consequences of Socialization • Establishes self-concepts. • Creates the capacity for role taking. • Creates the tendency for people to act in socially acceptable ways. • Makes people bearers of culture.
Theories of Socialization • Psychoanalytic Theory - the self is driven by unconscious drives and forces that interact with the expectations of society. • Object Relations Theory - the development of the self is the result of individuation and attachment in relationship to parenting figures.
Theories of Socialization • Social Learning Theory - identity is a learned response to social stimuli. • Symbolic Interaction Theory -people construct the self as they interact with the environment and give meaning to their experience.
Piaget: Social Learning Theory • Children go through stages of cognitive development : sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. • Altering the social environment can change behavior.
The Looking-glass Self • How we think we appear to others. • How we think others judge us. • How the first two makes us feel - proud, embarrassed or something else.
Mead: Taking the Role of the Other • Imitation stage - children imitate the behavior of those around them. • Play stage - children take on the role of significant others. • Game stage - children internalize an abstract understanding of how society sees them.
Family Media Peers Religion Sports Schools Agents of Socialization
Socialization Across the Life Cycle • Childhood - establishes one’s initial identity and values. • Adolescence - formation of a consistent identity. • Adulthood and Old Age - learning new roles and expectations in adult life.