SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Nanny, Moral Development, Gender Role
1 Jan 2017
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Socialization refers to the ways in which individuals attempt to align their own thoughts, feelings and behaviour to fit into society or groups -the process in which individuals incorporate society into their senses of self. To interact with others, we must learn the social rules. The norms of a society/culture which tell us those behaviours are acceptable and which are unacceptable: what"s acceptable and unacceptable, learned as we grow up. Sociologists believe that social reality is constructed by people every time they interact with others. Family (primary), friends, school, work, relationships, and mass media. Outcomes of socialization include: gender role. Treat boys and girls differently: moral development. Learning something right or wrong: orientation towards social class. Learning your social class with either your family or friends. Where you shop, where you live, where you go to school, if you have a nanny, etc. In adulthood socialization is concerned with equipping the individual to function effectively in adult roles:
