SOCA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Erving Goffman, Virtual Community, Thomas Theorem
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Socialization is the process by which people learn their culture and do so by: entering and disengaging from a succession of roles, becoming aware of themselves as they interact with others. A role is the behaviour expected of a person occupying a particular position in society. study conducted by ren spitz (1945, 1962). Spitz compared babies raised in an orphanage with babies who were being raised in a prison nursing home. Biology sets the broad limits of human potential. Socialization determines the extent to which human potential is realized. Self a set of ideas and attitudes about who they are as independent beings. Sigmund freud proposed the first social-scientific interpretation of the process by which the. He noted that infants demand immediate gratification but begin to form a self-image when their demands are denied. Freud argued that only social interaction allows the self to emerge. Charles horton cooley introduced the idea of the looking-glass self, .
