SOC 103 Lecture : SOC 103 Ch.5 - Socialization

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 103
• Professor: Terry Roswell

Document Summary

Humans are not born, but developed through socialization. Socialization starts in infancy and is lifelong. Self is the sense of who and what we are, where we belong, how we behave. Anna was permanently damaged, genie s language remained that of a child and she lives in a home. Nature: human life depends on the functioning of the body and heredity plays a part in biological traits, intelligence, and personality. Nurture: current values and behaviour are so different from grandparents (with whom we share genes) that learning must be essential. Socialization: is a learning process that involves development or changes in the individual s sense of self, process by which people learn their culture. Primary socialization is the socialization that occurs during childhood. Secondary socialization is the socialization that occurs later in life. Culture is learned in two ways: individuals becoming aware of themselves as they interact with others, individuals entering into the disengaging from a succession of roles.