SOCL 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Helicopter Parent, Symbolic Interactionism, Ambivalence
Document Summary
Socialization: a lifelong process through which people learn culture and, critical in all societies become a functional member of society. Purpose of socialization: social identity, teaches us to take on different roles. The behavior expected in a social position: controls our behavior. Internalization- learning cultural behavior so deeply that we accept them without question: transmits culture. Argument points: differences by sex in personality traits and diseases, unsuccessful sex reassignment of. Believe that socialization and culture shape human: nurture behavior. Arguments: males are not equally violent across societies with male partner violence, margaret meads observation of reversed western gender roles in the tchambuli tribe, environments impact genetics such as alcohol damaging the fetus. Social learning theory: people learn new attitudes beliefs and behavior through, direct and indirect learning social interaction (primarily during early childhood) Observation and imitation: learning and performing. Through social interactions comes the looking glass self. Looking glass self-self image based on how we think others see us.
