SOCIOL 101 Lecture Notes - Participant Observation, Heredity
Document Summary
Research in which social scientists enter the social world and observe subjects in their natural environment. The goal is to get a sense of how people in the environment actually live. The belief that genetic and biological heredity are the primary causes of human behaviors. The belief that the way in which we think, feel and behave are the results of our environment. The process through which one learns to act according to the rules and expectations of a particular group. According to functionalism socialization occurs when ppl internalize society and enact to its norms, values, and roles. Conflict theorists believe that the haves or privileged and have nots are socialized differently. Diff classes dons research found that working class parents focus on obedience to authority when socializating their children.
