SY101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: George Herbert Mead, Symbolic Interactionism, Gender Role
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The process by which swe learn to become members of a society, both by internalizing the norms and values of society, and also by learning to perform social roles (as a worker"s, friend, citizen, and so forth) Social expectation attached to different social positions (largely behavioral. An idea or notion that appears to be natural and obvious to people who accept it but may or may not represent reality, so it remains largely an invention or artifice of a given society. Being natural (born with it) vs learned behaviors. Objectification process (take the role of the other) Learn by observing how others respond to us (ex: gender roles) Social forces (norms,values and roles) that constrain the individual behaviors. Creative side that distinguishes us from each other (not pure follower) Gender role the set of behaviours associated with widely shared expectation about how male and females are supposed to act. Teaches them how to incorporate several roles.