SOC103H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Neoliberalism, Problem Gambling, Anatol Rapoport
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Our primary socialization- our earliest childhood training- initially causes us to view certain characters (police officers, teachers, to treat with respect and honor). Even with people of not of certain status, we would do anything to avoid blame or humility. We follow a number of scripts, many are unconscious. Consider the example of the desire to hang out with a friend however you have homework because you are a student. Social script- guidelines that people follow to carry out interactions and fulfill role expectations as seamlessly as possible. Consider groups that you may have been a part of. Groups have a very large influence as it defines your position (status) in that group. It shapes your role as an individual and how you establish yourself in society. People in large organizations often feel estranged from their jobs, since both the size of a bureaucracy and the ways bureaucracies achieve their goals can be largely impersonal.
