SOCL 2001 Chapter : Sociology CH 5
Document Summary
We perceive some people (who works) as more important, some people who doesn"t work) as less important. When and how men learn that they should not cry. Socialization- lifelong process through which people are prepared to participate in society at every level: individual, interpersonal, group, organizational, institutional. Socialization processes shapes our identities, skills, norms, values, beliefs. Isabella (isolated child hidden in the attic for 7 years) Information brain translated into biochemical form psychological change: our behavior is learned (sociologists believe, the way we talk, smile, cry, eat, read, use gesture/posture. Cultural knowledge helps us advance in our social and economic statuses- this is the idea of cultural capital. Cultural capital- values, attitudes, and knowledge (particularly on education) provided by parents to help us succeed in society. 4 major skills we learn from teachers: to compete: western society promotes, to achieve: set a goal, to cooperate: group assignment, learn player, to obey rules: law abiding citizens.
