SOCI 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hidden Curriculum, Peer Pressure, Symbolic Interactionism
7 Feb 2018
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The process of becoming a functional member of society. The process of learning social norms (impacts individuals and society) A way of understanding the nurture side of nurture vs nature (what grooms them to act a certain way) Families are the key role in socialization (allows for different types of socialization) Children are socialized into gender roles ( girls = care and nurture, boys = strong ) Good to play with children to allow stress relief. Female expressive role: marxist analysis of socialization. Argues that in a capitalist society we understand adulthood in relation to economic productivity. Individual acclaim (everyday celebrity version of a capitalist role model ) How we socialize children at a young age teaches them social logics that continue with them. How we make social meanings in our everyday actions (through language and emotions) How power and identity are products through everyday actions. Cooley argues that the socialization process is only possible when others are involved.
