SOCI 1F90 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Reinforcement, Midlife Crisis, Hidden Curriculum
11 Sep 2017
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Soci 1f90 - chapter 6 - socialization and social interaction. Personality: an individual"s pattern of behaviours, feelings, and interests. Nature vs nurture: whether biology and genes or environmental forces are the dominant factor in shaping an individual. Sociobiology/evolutionary psychology: a science that uses evolutionary theory and genetic inheritance to examine the biological roots of behaviour. Socialization: the process of developing culture, personality, interactions throughout one"s life. Social interaction: the ways in which people interact with each other while assessing subjective experience and intention. Primary socialization: the training of an individual in elementary school in attitudes, values, and behaviours appropriate for society. Secondary socialization: follows primary socialization in adolescence with specialized groups like sport teams or volunteering activities. Double-consciousness: a sense of self defined by other people"s opinions. Resocialization: the complete change of one"s personality as a result of being placed in an environment dedicated to changing their previous identity (e. g. prison, boarding school, mental hospitals)
