Socialization continued:Socialization continued:

Standard:Standard:

SSSocSC1: Students will explain the SSSocSC1: Students will explain the process of socialization.process of socialization.

a. Identify and describes the roles and a. Identify and describes the roles and responsibilities of an individual in responsibilities of an individual in society.society.

c. Identify and evaluate the stages of c. Identify and evaluate the stages of socialization; include childhood, socialization; include childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and death/dyingadolescence, adulthood, and death/dying

d. Analyze how individuals are socialized d. Analyze how individuals are socialized by gender and race/ethnicity.by gender and race/ethnicity.

Essential Question:Essential Question:

How might culture shape an How might culture shape an individual’s personality?individual’s personality?

SOCIALIZATIONSOCIALIZATIONPart IIPart II

““Man is the only one that knows Man is the only one that knows nothing, that can learn nothing nothing, that can learn nothing without being taught. He can without being taught. He can

neither speak nor walk nor eat, neither speak nor walk nor eat, and in short he can do nothing at and in short he can do nothing at the prompting of nature only, but the prompting of nature only, but

weep”weep”

--Pliney the ElderPliney the Elder

Roman ScholarRoman Scholar

Reminder… “textbook” Reminder… “textbook” definitiondefinition

SocializationSocialization= = Learning the roles, Learning the roles, statuses, behaviors, statuses, behaviors, and values necessary and values necessary for participation in for participation in society.society.

Do you see a crowd or a Do you see a crowd or a problem?problem?

Anthrophobia= fear of people in Anthrophobia= fear of people in groupsgroups

Nature vs. NurtureNature vs. Nurture We have seen that while both are We have seen that while both are

important, nurture (or social important, nurture (or social environment) is what makes people environment) is what makes people “human”.“human”.

We have to learn how to be social, just We have to learn how to be social, just like we have to learn everything else.like we have to learn everything else.

We become members of the human We become members of the human community through these three thingscommunity through these three things LanguageLanguage Social interaction.... getting to knowSocial interaction.... getting to know Physical human contact… touchPhysical human contact… touch

Certain Sociologists Certain Sociologists specialize in the study of specialize in the study of

how we socialize how we socialize specifically…specifically…

They are all They are all concerned with how concerned with how we develop a sense of we develop a sense of self.self.

Here are the big Here are the big three.three.

#1 Charles Horton #1 Charles Horton CooleyCooley

Mr. SocializationMr. Socialization InteractionistInteractionist…… think back to Chapter One… think back to Chapter One…

he is concerned with interaction…how one he is concerned with interaction…how one small personal event leads to another and small personal event leads to another and forms our social realityforms our social reality

““It is a success to be one”,It is a success to be one”, in other words in other words after society is “done with you” if you can after society is “done with you” if you can keep your individuality you have succeeded.keep your individuality you have succeeded.

Most important contribution to sociology is Most important contribution to sociology is one of the big concepts… one of the big concepts… THE LOOKING-THE LOOKING-GLASS SELFGLASS SELF

LOOKING GLASS SELFLOOKING GLASS SELF

Explains how we Explains how we develop our sense of develop our sense of self.self.

LGS is an LGS is an interactive interactive process by which we process by which we develop an image of develop an image of ourselves based on ourselves based on how we imagine we how we imagine we appear to others.appear to others.

Other people act as a social Other people act as a social mirror in which we react to mirror in which we react to how others react to us.how others react to us. 11stst we imagine our own we imagine our own

appearance.appearance. ““Wow, I look great… love the Wow, I look great… love the

hair”hair” 22ndnd we interpret how we interpret how

others react to us.others react to us. ““They are looking at my hair They are looking at my hair

funny”funny” 33rd rd we then use that we then use that

reaction to judgereaction to judgeourselves…this is our self ourselves…this is our self

concept.concept. ““My hair must not look that My hair must not look that

great”great”

In other words… do you In other words… do you worry about what others/ worry about what others/

society thinks?????society thinks?????

Remember… it sounds cliché, Remember… it sounds cliché, butbut

“If you don’t like “If you don’t like yourself, how can yourself, how can others appreciate others appreciate

you?”you?”Be comfortable in your skin Be comfortable in your skin

when you are around others!!!when you are around others!!!

Examples of LGS…Examples of LGS…

Anorexic who sees him/herself as Anorexic who sees him/herself as overweight while society does not…overweight while society does not…

Someone embarrassed to dance in Someone embarrassed to dance in public…public…

A girl afraid to be seen without A girl afraid to be seen without makeup…makeup…

WHY DOES IT MATTER…WHY DOES IT MATTER… Because they are all afraid of how Because they are all afraid of how

society will “see” them…society will “see” them…

#2 John Locke#2 John Locke

Yes, the same as political John Yes, the same as political John Locke…he was a sociologist too.Locke…he was a sociologist too.

He said everyone is a He said everyone is a “Tabula “Tabula Rasa”…Rasa”… clean slate on which clean slate on which anything can be written. He anything can be written. He believed we are all born without a believed we are all born without a personality and society forms one personality and society forms one for us through social experience.for us through social experience.

All nurture, no natureAll nurture, no nature.. Few people Few people today take such an extreme view.today take such an extreme view.

#3 George Mead#3 George Mead

Added on to Cooley.Added on to Cooley. Said seeing ourselves Said seeing ourselves

as others do is only as others do is only the beginning…the beginning…eventually we eventually we actually pretend to actually pretend to or do take on the role or do take on the role expectedexpected..

According to MeadAccording to Mead 11stst we try to live up to the we try to live up to the

expectations of our parentsexpectations of our parents and family and family (significant others) and play into that (significant others) and play into that expected roleexpected role

22ndnd as we grow older we try to live up as we grow older we try to live up to the expectations of societyto the expectations of society (generalized others) and play into that (generalized others) and play into that ex. roleex. role

Under 3yrs of age we have “no self”…Under 3yrs of age we have “no self”…no role to play, but we discover it no role to play, but we discover it through play and games (girls get through play and games (girls get dolls, boys get trucks and tools)dolls, boys get trucks and tools)

SOCIAL NETWORKSSOCIAL NETWORKS Web of relationships that is Web of relationships that is

formed by the sum total of a formed by the sum total of a person’s reactions with other person’s reactions with other people.people.

What social networks do you have???What social networks do you have??? Read Read “Six Degrees of Separation”“Six Degrees of Separation”

pg. 82 in book.pg. 82 in book.