SOC 153 Midterm: Sociology Notes for Exam 2

• School: Miami University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 153
• Professor: Lippmann Stephen

Document Summary

Socialization and the construction of reality - chapter 4 in textbook. Introduction: socialization- the process by which individuals internalize the values, beliefs, and norms of a. Iii. given society and learn to function as members of that society: socialization: the concept, limits of socialization, human nature. )- through touching and manipulating objects, infants understand that their environments have distinct and stable properties: preoperational stage (2-7 yrs. )- children acquire a mastery of language and become able to use words to represent objects and images in a symbolic fashion: concrete operational stage (7-11 yrs. )- children master abstract, logical notions: formal operational stage (11-15 yrs. Vi: nature/ nurture, the question might not be nature vs. nurture, rather, we might need to ask how nature and nurture interact to produce personalities. Agents of socialization: lateral socialization- socialization that occurs between peers rather than hierarchically between parents and children.