SOC 2109 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Proof, Medicalization, Stuttering

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2109
• Professor: Sam Alvaro

Document Summary

Socialization refers to the ways in which individuals attempt to align their own thoughts, feelings and behavior to fit into society or groups the process in which individuals incorporate society into their senses of self. In which they acquire thoughts, feelings and behaviours appropriate to their positions in society. To interact with others, we must learn the social rules. The norms of a society/culture which tell us those behaviors are acceptable and which are unacceptable. Self: a process in which we construct a sense of who we are through interaction with others. Gender socialization: learning expectations about how to behave related to one"s gender. Doing gender is a social process in which individuals are held accountable to the social rules or norms associated with being a man or a woman in society. Racial socialization: learning about one"s racial or ethnic identity in a given culture.