SOCY 101 Lecture 6: Chapter 4, pt 1
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Socialization: individuals internalize the values, norms, and beliefs of a society, begins at birth, continues until death. Through the socialization process, humans: acquire a sense of self or social identity, learn about the social groups to which they belong and do not belong. Nature vs. nurture: nature- biological, nurture- the social environments, interaction, socialization in a persons life. Meads stages of social development i- sense of agency:impulsive, creative, unpredictable (kids screaming because its theirs) Me- imagines as others perceive (kids know that try might get in trouble for yelling at dinner) Self- individual identity: biological and social, learned behaviors through interactions (kids start to become patient) Cooley"s looking glass self : ideas that out sense of self develops as a reflection of the way we think other see us (ex: when your parents think your accomplished, you might believe that)
