SOC 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Gender Role, Fredric Wertham, The Nurture Assumption

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: John Irwin

Document Summary

Peter berger defined socialization; process by which people learn to become members of society--- from birth and continues throughout life. Language import part of socialization; catergorize experiencess. Children identify social roles;first family then others they interact: understand status differences; how roles ineteract with race/class/gender to create social structure, children conform to social expect they have internalized behavioural norms. Elanor maccoby; result of socialization people acquire attitudes, skills and behaviours able them to avoid deviant behaviour, contribute through work for economic support, form close relations, be able to rear childdren in turn. Parents control early learning; but children are not passive receptors in the process. Socailization; two parts: development of self concept, internalization of social expectation. Primary socialization; most intense from birth through adolescence; family important agent. Unintentional ; as children learn of power/class. Primary socialization is largely imposed because children have less power/competent.