SOCL 2001 : EXAM 2 NOTES
Document Summary
Chapter 4: socialization and the construction of reality. Limits of socialization social interactions that makes us who we are. personality. Infants start out knowing i, by impulse but through social interaction they learn about me and the other. In relation to the self: we learn about who we are through interaction, the self as a distinct objective to be perceived by others and by the. Example: job interview scenarios, being nervous to be asked on a date. Example: gender, race, age: role- behavior expected from a particular status. Example: teacher (learning, very friendly), old person (kind person: gender roles- norms associated with male/female status. Example: nerf gun: feral children- raised in isolation, confinement or by animals. Agents of socialization: families, school, raising your hand to ask/answer a question, peers, the media, total institutions- is an institution in which one is totally immersed that controls all the basics of day-to-day life.
