sociology: chapter 5-2 “the social self” standards: 5.2, 6.6
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Sociology: Chapter 5-2
“The Social Self”
Standards: 5.2, 6.6
Socialization Socialization: Process through which Individuals
learn basic skills, values, beliefs, and behavior appropriate for society
Self: Conscious awareness of having a distinct identity
John Locke: English Philosopher -Tabula Rasa: “Clean Slate” Defended by Watson:
Every child is born with NO personality. A child develops a personality through his/her life experiences
Looking Glass Self
Charles Horton Cooley -Looking Glass Self: Developing an image
of oneself based on how we think others see us
-”How do they react to my behavior?”
Role Taking
George Herbert Mead: Interactionist Role Taking: Take roles of others in society to better understand
what YOUR expectations are *Usually start with closest relationships Ex: Playing “house” If you are the mother/father, then you have
expectations for other members. This will help children understand their role in the family
“Others” and parts of self
Significant Others: Closest relationships… Immediate family,
close friends, and etc… Generalized Others: Rest of society PARTS OF THE “SELF” I: Spontaneous, unsocialized Me: Aware of expectations, socialized Read p. 110-111
SociologyChapter 5 Section 3
“Agents of Socialization”
Standards: 5.2, 6.6
Agents of Socialization
Agents of Socialization: Individuals, groups, and Institutions that provide situations in which socialization occurs
Primary Agents in the U.S. 1. Family 2. Peer Groups 3. School 4. Mass Media
The Family
1. The Family: Structured Most important early in life (0-
adolescence) Principal agent of all children Socialization can be deliberate and
unconscious -Deliberate: Honesty -Unconscious: Profanity
The Peer Group
Peer Group: Loose Primary group composed of people of same
age and background *Becomes very important during
adolescence -Focus on skills needed to “fit in” to
subculture *Group goals can be “at odds” with society
School
School: Highly structured: for order Takes up big part of time: 13-20 years -Deliberate socialization -Class activities/subjects -values/ patriotism (see pledge) *Peer groups also present *Family encouraged to get involved
School I Pledge Allegiance
To The Flag Of the United States of America
And to the Republic For Which it Stands
One Nation Under God (Added later)
Indivisible With Liberty And Justice
For All *You recite this every Monday. When was the last time that
you REALLY thought about the words?
Mass Media
Mass Media: TV, Newspapers, Radio, Magazines, Internet…etc
Unconscious (Debatable) T.V. Most influential: -98% of Homes = 7 hrs a day -Positive: Exposes people to things that they
might not see otherwise -Negative: Violence: Impact of “Pop” Culture Read “The Function of Fairy Tales” p. 114
Other Agents…
1. Religion: Structured value code 2. Organizations: -Boy Scouts -Little League… … I Trust in God I Love my country and will respect its laws I will play fair and strive to win But win or lose, I will always do my best
Other Agents of Socialization 3. Total Institution: -Isolates people from the rest of society -Prison -Monastery -Psychiatric Hospital Aim to Resocialize Recsocialization: Break w/ past experiences Learn NEW values *Forcibly Change Personality
Agents of Socialization Project Objective: To be able to recognize and discuss different aspects of the
sociological “Agents of Socialization” Std 6.6 Process: 2 Class Periods 1. The class will be broken into groups. 2. Each student in the group will be responsible for gathering information,
pictures, and etc. about their specific agent of socialization. 3. Groups will be given supplies to carry out group tasks -Posterboard: STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY -scissors -markers -glue/tape 4. Students will make a collage(visual aid) by using the materials above. 5. After the posters are finished. The students will discuss their reasoning for
using the pictures that they chose to the rest of the class