SOCIOL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Social Comparison Theory, Reinforcement, Old Age
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The ways in which individuals learn and recreate skills, knowledge, values, motives, and roles appropriate in society. One of the foundations of socialization is a secure attachment. Family provides the foundation for sense of self. Typically the child"s first experience with public evaluation of performances. Individuals learn cultural norms guiding appropriate behavior. Social roles: socially defined expectations of an individual in a given status or social position . Social identity: characteristics people attribute to an individual based on the social categories to. Life events: experiences that cause changes in the course of our lives. Examines how the larger social world influences how individuals develop over time. Birth cohort: a group of people born within the same time period. Differences in exposure to historical events may have long-lasting effects on growth and. The effects are stronger when individuals are exposed as adolescents and young adults development.
