SOCIOL 1A06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sociological Perspectives, Symbolic Interactionism, Stamen
28 Oct 2016
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Socialization: primary, secondary, gender, resocialization (voluntary/involuntary, anticipatory. Nature vs nurture: to what extent are we shaped by our socialization. Genie wiley: severely neglected, strapped to potty chair, not allowed basic needs (food, water etc) Agents of socialization: social media, phones, mcmaster university, sports, church. Primary socialization: childhood: family is most important agent, media has become a strong socialization element. Secondary socialization: throughout adulthood (i. e. , university, workplace, parenthood, transition to adulthood: lengthier and discontinuous, taking longer to reach milestones, life core sequencing has become much more discontinuous (out of sequence) ______ socialization involves taking on the behaviours of social roles you have not yet accomplished: primary b. c, anticipatory, voluntary. Q: can you think of any examples? secondary involuntary. Charles cooley: interested in how people develop a self concept and a sense of self, early 1900s, looking-glass self, are self concept is tied to how we think other people view us -cooley.
