SOCIOL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: George Herbert Mead
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Ppl always sending physical cues to show that they acknowledge another person"s humanness. Socialization: how children are raised and become members of society. Human beings evolved as biological creatures to require vast amounts of social/cultural software in order to function. Humans learn almost everything from their environment; no such thing as a human being w/o culture. Literate brains organized differently from illiterate brains. Nature/nurture model isn"t complete; you need both to function. Biological sex: biological anatomy: male, female, intersex. Gender: category you are assigned; recognized social identity connected to biology. Sex roles: ways you are expected to behave based on gender. Generalized other : anticipatory socialization language learning among immigrants children a, summer learning before college. Its the shock where ppl give electric shocks to other ppl. See how far ppl will go to obey authority. Some people will stop, most people will not, they"ll keep going as long as people tell them to.
