The Individual andThe Individual andSociety…Society…

SocializationSocializationII

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.

Essential Question:Essential Question:

What would we be like without What would we be like without society?society?

Socially awkwardSocially awkward

What does it mean?What does it mean? What might cause What might cause

someone to be someone to be “socially awkward”? “socially awkward”?

Describe the traits Describe the traits of someone who is of someone who is socially awkward socially awkward (do not name (do not name names!!!)names!!!)

SocializationSocialization Learning the roles, statuses, Learning the roles, statuses,

behaviors, and values behaviors, and values necessary for participation in necessary for participation in society.society.

Simply put… being able to live Simply put… being able to live around other people.around other people.

EQ… What would we be like EQ… What would we be like without society?without society?

Psychology review…Psychology review… Personality=Personality= sum total of all sum total of all

behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, and values characteristic of an values characteristic of an individual.individual.

Instinct=Instinct= unchanging biologically unchanging biologically inherited behavior pattern.inherited behavior pattern.

I= the spontaneous, creative part I= the spontaneous, creative part of the self. (Irresponsible)of the self. (Irresponsible)

Me= the self as social object Me= the self as social object (responsible, thinks of others).(responsible, thinks of others).

Example… when your alarm goes Example… when your alarm goes off in the a.m. the “I” says roll over off in the a.m. the “I” says roll over and keep sleeping, the “me” knows and keep sleeping, the “me” knows that you need to fulfill your role that you need to fulfill your role and get up and go to class.and get up and go to class.

Social PsychologySocial Psychology

Where psych and sociology MEET… Where psych and sociology MEET… PSYCH PSYCH

+ SOCIOLOGY + SOCIOLOGY

= SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY= SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Study of how an individual’s Study of how an individual’s

behavior and personality (psych) are behavior and personality (psych) are affected by the social environment affected by the social environment and others (sociology).and others (sociology).

This has absolutely NOTHING This has absolutely NOTHING to do with Sociology, but I had to do with Sociology, but I had to share it with you…to share it with you…

Nature vs. NurtureNature vs. Nurture

Nature argument=Nature argument= we are a product of we are a product of heredity. We are heredity. We are who we are based on who we are based on biology and genetics.biology and genetics.

Nurture argument=Nurture argument= we are who we are we are who we are because of our because of our environment/ society.environment/ society.

What do you think? Nature or What do you think? Nature or nurture?nurture?

Does heredity give us patterns of Does heredity give us patterns of social behavior or does environment social behavior or does environment dictate how we act socially?dictate how we act socially?

In other words, am I born an In other words, am I born an outgoing leader or does that outgoing leader or does that environment/ atmosphere that I environment/ atmosphere that I grow up in make me that way?grow up in make me that way?

Sociologists continue to debate this, Sociologists continue to debate this, but one thing is for sure… nature is but one thing is for sure… nature is never enough.never enough.

Discussion…Discussion… What is one social trait you think you have What is one social trait you think you have

because of nature?because of nature? What is one social trait you think you have What is one social trait you think you have

because of nurture?because of nurture?

GO BACK TO YOUR “I AM” WORKSHEET GO BACK TO YOUR “I AM” WORKSHEET AND LOOK AT WHAT YOU WROTE. AND LOOK AT WHAT YOU WROTE. NEXT TO EACH, WRITE IF YOU FEEL NEXT TO EACH, WRITE IF YOU FEEL YOU ARE THIS WAY BECAUSE OF YOU ARE THIS WAY BECAUSE OF NATURE OR BECAUSE OF NURTURE.NATURE OR BECAUSE OF NURTURE.

WHAT IF…WHAT IF… You didn’t meet people other than You didn’t meet people other than

your parents until you were five, your parents until you were five, ten, or even fifteen?ten, or even fifteen?

You were completely isolated?You were completely isolated? ANTHROPHOBIA= FEAR OF ANTHROPHOBIA= FEAR OF

PEOPLE OR SOCIETY.PEOPLE OR SOCIETY.

Factors that Shape Individual Personality Factors that Shape Individual Personality DevelopmentDevelopment

Heredity:Heredity: physical traits, aptitudes physical traits, aptitudes (capacity to learn), inherited (capacity to learn), inherited characteristics, biological drives. characteristics, biological drives. Simply put, you get a lot of who you Simply put, you get a lot of who you are from your parents.are from your parents.

Birth Order:Birth Order: We are influenced by We are influenced by siblings and whether or not we are siblings and whether or not we are first, middle, last, etc.first, middle, last, etc.

Parental Characteristics:Parental Characteristics: The age The age of your parents, level of education, of your parents, level of education, economic status, heritage, etc all economic status, heritage, etc all “rub off on you”… again… you get a “rub off on you”… again… you get a lot of who you are from your lot of who you are from your parents…like it or not.parents…like it or not.

Culture…Culture… the culture that we the culture that we identify with has a profound effect on identify with has a profound effect on who we become.who we become.

Isolation in ChildhoodIsolation in Childhood

What if you had no contact with What if you had no contact with others… you were never others… you were never socialized.socialized.

These children are called FERAL These children are called FERAL CHILDREN.CHILDREN.

Most recent case= GenieMost recent case= Genie Studies of feral children are Studies of feral children are

central to the nature vs. nurture central to the nature vs. nurture debate.debate.

What do you think… which has What do you think… which has more effect Nature or nurture????more effect Nature or nurture????

InstitutionalizationInstitutionalization What happens to the development of What happens to the development of

children in orphanages or hospitals children in orphanages or hospitals with limited social contact.with limited social contact. They have some of the same They have some of the same

characteristics of isolated children.characteristics of isolated children. Within two years of one study half Within two years of one study half

of the children had “wasted away” of the children had “wasted away” and died. Of those that survived, and died. Of those that survived, fewer than 25% could walk by fewer than 25% could walk by themselves, use a spoon, or dress themselves, use a spoon, or dress themselves. Only one could form themselves. Only one could form complete sentences.complete sentences.

Books:Books:

Bring Books To Class Tomorrow!!!!Bring Books To Class Tomorrow!!!!