SOCI 1010 Lecture Notes - George Herbert Mead, Georg Simmel, Symbolic Interactionism
16 Oct 2013
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Is the learning of knowledge, skills, motivations, and identities as our genetic potential . (nature), interacts with our social environment (nurture). All of the various scholars agree that socialization is needed for culture and society values to be learned. It is also agreed the socialization occurs because it is internalized (becomes part of you). Functionalism stresses the importance of groups working together to create a stable society. For example, schools and families socialize children by teaching them the same basic norms, beliefs and values. Conflict perspective conflict perspective views socialization as a way to maintain the status quo (keep things the same) For example, children are socialized to accept their family"s social class which helps preserve the current class system. People learn to accept their social status before they have enough self-awareness to realize what is happening. Because they don"t challenge their social position they don"t upset the class structure. Maintain that human nature is a product of society.
