SOC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Role Theory, Erving Goffman

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Linda Hunter

Document Summary

Human needs: there is no set of complex, innate behaviours that accompanies any specific human bodily need, culturally appropriate responses are learned to accommodate needs (i. e. food) Why is socialization important: essential for the individual"s survival and growth, genie"s case shows us that early socialization is very important, boys don"t cry. Intentionally by teaching kids, don"t hit people : unintentionally by interacting with other adults, socialization shows children, blue is boy, pink is girl, boys are rougher. Resocialization: the process of learning a new and different set of attitudes, values, and behaviors from those in one"s previous background, ex. Move countries, or jobs: voluntary: when we receive a new status of our own free will. Involuntary: when we receive a new status not of our own free will: ex. Total institution: a place where people are isolated from the rest of society for a set period of time and come under control of the officials who run the institution, ex.