SOC101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Old Age Security, Social Stratification, Socioeconomic Status
14 Apr 2013
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How we think about ourselves and the world. Personality- an individual"s relatively stable pattern of behaviours and feelings. Nature vs. nurture- debate between whether biological forces or environment define the person we become: nature- our actions and feelings stem from our biological roots, nurture- we are the product of our socialization. Socialization- the lifelong processes by which we learn our culture, develop our personalities, and become functioning members of society. Social interaction- the ways in which people interact in social settings, recognizing each person"s subjective experiences and/or intentions: our sense of world and ourselves is held to be the result of social interaction. Nature argument: being born you: (biological approach) (pg. 140-142) Suggests most of our behavior is determined by our genetic makeup (athletic ability, intellectual capacity) Nurture side more important in determining the person you become. Evolutionary psychology- a relabeled form of sociobiology that argues that darwinian inheritance can explain contemporary human behavior: eg.
