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What is socialization?

  • An instinctual behavior in animals
  • The process by which people learn characteristics of their group's norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors (correct)
  • A form of personality development
  • A method of education in schools

    • What are the three levels of socialization?

    Primary, Secondary, and Adult

    What is primary socialization?

    From birth to beginning of school

    What is secondary socialization?

    <p>Later in childhood and adolescence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is adult socialization?

    <p>Occurs as we assume adult roles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does heritability refer to?

    <p>The proportion of our personality that stems from genetic factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Tabula Rasa?

    <p>Theoretical claim that humans are born with no mental capacities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the self?

    <p>The core of your personality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the looking-glass self?

    <p>A phrase describing the process of developing a sense of self through interactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three stages of the looking-glass self?

    <ol> <li>We imagine how our actions might appear to others; 2) We interpret how others judge these actions; 3) We make self-judgment based on presumed judgments.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

    What does George Herbert Mead say the self is composed of?

    <p>The 'I' and the 'me'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are significant others?

    <p>People whose evaluations of the individual are important</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are agents in socialization?

    <p>People involved in our socialization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are agencies in socialization?

    <p>Organizations involved in our socialization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a total institution?

    <p>An institution that controls almost all aspects of its members' lives</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the eight stages of human development according to Erik Erikson?

    <ol> <li>Trust vs. Mistrust; 2) Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt; 3) Initiative vs. Guilt; 4) Industry vs. Inferiority; 5) Identity vs. Role Confusion; 6) Intimacy vs. Isolation; 7) Generativity vs. Stagnation; 8) Integrity vs. Despair.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Socialization Concepts

    • Socialization: Process where individuals learn norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors of their group.
    • Personality: Distinctive patterns of behavior, thinking, and feelings unique to each individual.
    • Social construction of reality: Defined by background assumptions and life experiences that shape perceptions of reality.

    Levels of Socialization

    • Primary Socialization: Begins at birth; crucial for molding a newborn into a socially capable being.
    • Secondary Socialization: Occurs later in childhood and adolescence, influenced by schools and non-family members.
    • Adult Socialization: Emerges as individuals take on adult roles like spouse, parent, or employee.

    Influences on Socialization

    • Heritability: Proportion of personality and biological traits influenced by genetic factors.
    • Tabula Rasa: Theory asserting humans are born without mental capacities and learn through social interaction.

    The Self and Identity

    • Self: Core of personality, encompassing the conscious experience of a unique identity.
    • Self-concept: Total perceptions and beliefs an individual holds about themselves.

    Feral Children

    • Feral Children: Individuals raised without standard socialization influences.
    • Three Categories:
      • Children raised in isolation.
      • Children raised in confinement.
      • Children raised by animals.

    Theories of Self Development

    • Charles Horton Cooley: Proposed self develops through social interaction.
    • Looking-Glass Self: Three-stage process in self-development:
      • Imagining how actions appear to others.
      • Interpreting judgments of those actions.
      • Making self-judgment based on perceived judgments.

    George Herbert Mead's Contributions

    • Mead: Suggested the self is composed of two components:
      • "I": Represents free expression and spontaneity.
      • "Me": Represents learned behaviors through socialization.

    Social Viewing Concepts

    • Significant Others: Key individuals whose evaluations are influential in shaping the self.
    • Generalized Others: Societal viewpoints and attitudes important to the self-concept.

    Erik Erikson's Development Stages

    • Lifelong development: Emphasizes continuous progression through stages even in adulthood.
    • Eight Stages of Development:
      • Trust vs. Mistrust
      • Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
      • Initiative vs. Guilt
      • Industry vs. Inferiority
      • Identity vs. Role Confusion
      • Intimacy vs. Isolation
      • Generativity vs. Stagnation
      • Integrity vs. Despair

    Agents and Agencies of Socialization

    • Agents: Individuals who contribute to socialization, including family, friends, and peers.
    • Agencies: Institutions involved in socialization such as family, schools, and media.

    Total Institutions

    • Total Institution: Entities that govern nearly every aspect of members' lives.
    • Erving Goffman: Explored total institutions in his work, "Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients."

    Dramaturgy Theory

    • Dramaturgy: Goffman's concept in "The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life," suggesting individuals manage their public persona in social encounters.

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