SOCPSY 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Symbolic Interactionism, Social Learning Theory

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOCPSY 1Z03
• Professor: Paul Galvin

Document Summary

Girl isolated for years in her room. Process by which we become functioning members of society. Process where we develop a sense of self and figure out who we are. Learn & recreate skills, knowledge, values, and roles to show their position in a group. The means by which social and cultural continuity are attained clawsen 1989. Early stages where children learn through family and friends. Example: being raised by parents and being at home: secondary. Learning appropriate behaviours in a smaller specific group. In our minds, prepare for entering a certain role. Example: marriage and having a baby: re-socialization. Disregard old behaviours and accept a new set of behaviours. Examples: total institutions like prison and the army. Psychological and physiological development of a child (biology) Learned cognitive and behavioural skills due to interaction with the environment. Socialization is viewed as children learning shared meanings. Empathises the role that children play in their learning.