SOC 1101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Luddite, Harold Garfinkel, Internet Addiction Disorder

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: Sam Alvaro

Document Summary

Exploring the social - socialisation and the self. To interact with others, we must learn the social rules. The norms of a society/culture which tells us those behaviours are acceptable and which are unacceptable. The debate between whether biological forces or environmental define the person we become. Socialization refers to the ways in which individuals attempt to align their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviour to fit into society or groups the process in which individuals incorporate society into their senses of self. Outcomes of socialization include: gender role, moral development, orientation towards social class. The life course is the process of personal change from infancy to late adulthood resulting from personal and societal events. Mead portrays action as guided by an internal dialogue. People engage in conversations in their minds as they regulate their behaviour. They use words and images to symbolize their ideas about themselves, other, their actions, and others" responses to them.