ATS1365 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Total Institution, Genderqueer, George Herbert Mead
8 May 2018
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INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY: LECTURE 3
Socialisation
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Today
1. Socialisation – becoming who we are
2. Nature or nurture?
3. Theories about socialisation
4. Gender as an example of socialisation
Socialisation
• Socialisation is a process of social interaction by which we learn the norms and rules
of the groups, society or culture that we are a part of
• Socialisation is a lifelong process through which we acquire our individuals, and as
part of society
• Through socialisation, we internalise and understand the culture of our society
• The process of learning to be a participating member of society is known as
socialisation, and this regulates our behaviour and ensures we conform to the norms
and rules of society
• Begins at birth and continues throughout our lives
• Shaped by our social environment
• Consensus vs conformity
• Non-conformists dress/act differently than society expects
Agents of Socialisation
• Agents of socialisation are the individuals, groups and institutions through which
individuals learn and incorporate the values and norms of their society and their
various positions in the social structure
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Socialisation is necessary
• We eoe full hua ad oe to understand our culture and society through
interaction with others
• We learn to fit in, but we learn to be part of a society that will teach us, raise us and
love us
Forms of Socialisation
• Primary
• Socialisation of babies and young children, primarily within the family
• Main shaping influence
• Primary mode of socialisation – parents
• We learn how to communicate, how to use utensils, how to use the toilet,
the difference between right and wrong and how to share
• Learnt by copying
• Good behaviour is praises and bad behaviour is punished
• Secondary
• Socialisation of children by peers, and by institutions such as schools
• Knowledge and skills to prepare you for the real world
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Document Summary
Today: socialisation becoming who we are, nature or nurture, theories about socialisation, gender as an example of socialisation. The socialisation process: socialisation is guided by rules, norms and rituals that channel us into particular roles in society, socialisation aims to. Instil discipline: develop aspirations and ambitions, develop and reinforce skills, enable the acquisition of social roles. Re-socialisation: ca(cid:374) (cid:271)e do(cid:374)e agai(cid:374)st a perso(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:449)ill, most easily done in a total institution, examples are prison, mental health institutions, military and cults, demonstrates the fragility of our socialisation and identities. Nature, or biology: heredity is the transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to children, the natural sciences argue that behaviour can be explained by genetics. Nurture, or the social environment: our social environment provides enormous learning opportunities, most social scientists believe we are a mix of both nature and nurture. Nurture: theories of socialisation: george herbert mead: symbolic interactionism, charles horton cooley: the looking-glass self, erving goffman: the presentation of self.
