SOCA01H3 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Notes
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Socialization: is the process by which people learn their culture including norms, values, and roles and become aware of themselves as they interact with others. a role is the behaviour expected of a person occupying a particular position in society. Self: consists of your ideas and attitudes about who you are. Id: according to freud, is the part of the self that demands immediate gratification. Superego: according to freud, is a part of the self that acts as a repository of cultural standards. Ego: according to freud, is a psychological mechanism that balances the conflicting needs of the pleasure seeking id and the restraining superego. Unconscious: according to freud, is the part of the self that contains repressed memories we are not normally aware of. I: according to mead, is the subjective and impulsive aspect of the self that is present from birth.
