UCSP Module 5: Becoming a Member of Society PDF

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This document is a module on UCSP, focusing on the process of becoming a member of society. It covers topics such as socialization, enculturation, acculturation, norms, and values, along with agents of socialization, conformity, deviance, and concepts of human dignity and rights. The module aims to understand the social roles and processes individuals enact to become fully functioning members of society.

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Becoming a Member of Society UCSP MODULE 5 Socialization Enculturation Becoming a Acculturation Member of Agents of Socialization Society Goffman’s Dramaturgy Conformity and Deviance Human Rights and Human Dignity Socializa...

Becoming a Member of Society UCSP MODULE 5 Socialization Enculturation Becoming a Acculturation Member of Agents of Socialization Society Goffman’s Dramaturgy Conformity and Deviance Human Rights and Human Dignity Socialization Socialization refers to a lifelong process by Socialization which people learn the values, norms, and expectations to be integrated into society. Enculturation Enculturation Enculturation is a process wherein individuals becomes part of their culture by learning it. Infrastructure Accessories Signs Hand Gestures Flags Traditional Clothings Celebrations Relationships Socialization is focused on the individual, Socialization and while enculturation is concerned with culture Enculturation as a whole. Acculturation Acculturation refers to a process by which one Acculturation adopts or learns another culture. Norms, Values, Status, and Roles Norms are shared rules and guidelines that Norms, Values, define how people “ought” to behave under Status, and certain circumstances. Roles Laws: formally written rules Mores: norms that regulate Norms, Values, ethical behavior Status, and Norms Folkways: norms without Roles moral values Taboo: forbidden acts Norms Laws are formally written rules. Norms, Values, Status, and Roles Norms Mores are norms that regulate ethical behavior. Norms, Values, Status, and Roles Norms Folkways are norms governing everyday Norms, Values, behavior. Status, and Roles Values Cultural values are collective conceptions of Norms, Values, what is considered good, desirable, and proper —or bad, undesirable, and improper—in a Status, and culture. Roles Status Norms, Values, Status, and Status is that designation that individuals Roles occupy. Often statuses also come with specific responsibilities or roles. Status An ascribed status is Norms, assigned to a person Values, Status, by society without and Roles regard for the person’s unique talents or characteristics. Status Norms, An achieved status is Values, Status, earned or chosen, and and Roles reflect a person’s skills, abilities, and efforts. Social Role A social role is a set of Socialization expectations for people who occupy a given social position or status. Agents of Socialization Family is the cornerstone of human interaction for any individual. As the Family first interaction source, many of the values and habits individuals gain and carry throughout life are acquired from the family. Schools are responsible for imparting the knowledge and skills that Schools individuals need to be fully functioning members of their respective societies. Socialization Having peers is evident during adolescence, wherein individuals are exposed to people of a similar age that then shape their own preferences – Peers for media, fashion, hobbies – values, and beliefs. Peers are also a critical source of socioemotional support. It may be negatively influenced by peer pressure, however. It is responsible for shaping an individual’s tastes and preferences, beliefs Mass Media and opinions, and practices throughout their life. The media has the role as well of creating and enforcing certain stereotypes. It fundamentally influences the views, values, and perspectives an Religion individual may have across different subjects. Socialization Practices and Improving Society Socialization influences our life experiences— Socialization from our values, biases, and even our preferences. Our experiences are acquired throughout our lives from the different people we interact with. Erving Goffman (1959) likened social interaction to a theatrical performance where a person becomes an actor on stage. Goffman’s In this model, the actors performing in social Dramaturgy interaction are the actors, and those who watch them are the audience. The actor and his audience interact in frames or specific situations. Video Dramaturgical approach | Khan Academy Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=oMNaQjtXSGc&t=68s Impression management | Khan Academy Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDMkWZQjaE8 Conformity and Deviance Conformity Conformity is behaving by socially accepted and conventions or standards. Deviance Deviance refers to behaviors that violate Conformity established norms and values. and Deviance Deviance may also take on different forms – innovation, retreatism, ritualism, and rebellion. Forms of Deviance Retreatism Conformity Innovation the rejection of society’s goals the use of illegitimate means and means and Deviance Ritualism Rebellion is the acts that seek to the rejection of society’s goals actively change or replace society’s goals Social Control Formal Informal Conformity Positive Salaries Compliments and Awards Handshakes Deviance Negative Fines Jail time Shaming Gossip Human Dignity and Human Rights Dignity is defined as the state of being worthy of honor or respect. It is used to denote that all human beings possess equal and inherent Human Dignity worth and therefore ought to be accorded the highest respect and care, regardless of age, sex, socioeconomic status, health condition, ethnic origin, political ideas, or religion. Human dignity is a foundational principle of equal respect for every human being, while Human Dignity human rights are the concrete norms that solidify that principle into social life. Human rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed to people or owed to people, according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory. English Revolution of 1688 American Revolution of 1765 and 1783 French Revolution of 1789 Philippine Revolution of 1896 Category Specific Human Rights Freedom from torture Civil and Political Right to a fair trial Rights Freedom of opinion and expression Freedom of Peaceful Assembly Right to social security Right to work and protection against Socio-economic unemployment Rights Right to rest and leisure Right to education Right to peace Right to self-determination Solidarity Rights Right to a healthy and balanced environment Positive rights provide the right holder with a claim against another person or the state for some good, service, or treatment. Negative rights restrain other persons or governments by limiting their actions toward or against the right holder. 1987 Philippine Constitution Article 2, Section 11 of the Constitution: "The State values the dignity of every human person and guarantees full respect for human rights.” Socialization Enculturation Becoming a Acculturation Member of Agents of Socialization Society Goffman’s Dramaturgy Conformity and Deviance Human Rights and Human Dignity Becoming a Member of Society UCSP MODULE 5

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