ANTHROP 1AB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: George Herbert Mead, Acne Vulgaris
2 Nov 2017
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Socialization: we need social interaction for: brain, intellectual, social, and physical development, birth to death, self-concept develops in relation to others, skill set (physical, mental, emotional, social skills, agents of socialization, explicit learning vs subtle/nuanced learning, cross-cultural variation. Nature vs nurture: sociology does not refute importance of biology, historical and contemporary studies of feral and neglected children. Primary socialization: childhood: family is most important agent. Secondary socialization: through adulthood (ie. university, workplace, parenthood, transition to adulthood: lengthier and discontinuous. Anticipatory socialization: learning behaviour and future roles that you see yourself in. Charles cooley: early 1900s, locking-glass self, tied to how we think other people view us, reactions of other people that helps us see ourselves, that shapes are sense of self. 1: play stage (pretending to be other people, game stage (being able to take the role of several other people at the same time, generalized other (understanding how others see us)
