SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Symbolic Interactionism, University Of Toronto Mississauga, Feral Child

• School: UTM
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC100H5
• Professor: Jayne Baker

Document Summary

Lecture 8: socialization (lecture 7 was a test date) We are socialized into our culture, into our society, through our interactions with others. Developing our sense of self through interaction. Sociologist emphasize the interaction that shape us over the course of our lives. Dressed the baby in blue or pink and see how parents interact with the baby. Noted the word usage (blue - handsome) More physical on the baby (not too physical) They took the same baby and dress them in the opposite colour (blue pink) Noted the word usage again and noticed the exact opposite. We are socialized into gender immediately through the kinds interactions with adults. We learn about gender based on how people interact with us. Story: a boy at toysrus and picks up a toy made for the other gender, his father"s reaction was to drive him towards another aisle or section. Being interested in the things of a relative and/or parents.