This document discusses key concepts related to socialization and the development of identity. It explains that socialization is the process through which individuals learn social norms and develop a sense of self. This occurs through various agents of socialization like family and peers. Individuals develop both a social identity, based on how others see them, and a self identity, which makes them unique. Socialization involves learning norms, values, social roles and statuses within a social system. It is influenced by culture and differs across societies.
This document discusses key concepts related to socialization and the development of identity. It explains that socialization is the process through which individuals learn social norms and develop a sense of self. This occurs through various agents of socialization like family and peers. Individuals develop both a social identity, based on how others see them, and a self identity, which makes them unique. Socialization involves learning norms, values, social roles and statuses within a social system. It is influenced by culture and differs across societies.
This document discusses key concepts related to socialization and the development of identity. It explains that socialization is the process through which individuals learn social norms and develop a sense of self. This occurs through various agents of socialization like family and peers. Individuals develop both a social identity, based on how others see them, and a self identity, which makes them unique. Socialization involves learning norms, values, social roles and statuses within a social system. It is influenced by culture and differs across societies.
This document discusses key concepts related to socialization and the development of identity. It explains that socialization is the process through which individuals learn social norms and develop a sense of self. This occurs through various agents of socialization like family and peers. Individuals develop both a social identity, based on how others see them, and a self identity, which makes them unique. Socialization involves learning norms, values, social roles and statuses within a social system. It is influenced by culture and differs across societies.
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Becoming a member of society Enculturation/Socialization
Infants do not posses culture at birth
Enculturation for anthropologist Socialization for sociologist Socialization – the social processes through which children develop an awareness of social norms and values and achieve a distinct sense of self.
Internalization- means taking one’s social
norms, roles, and values into one’s own mind. Society was seen as the primary factor responsible for how individuals learned to think and behave. Agents of socialization - groups or social contexts in which significant processes of socialization occur. Family, peer, mass media Primary socialization-infancy
Social roles – socially defined expectations that a
person in given social positions will follow.
Social identity – the characteristics that other
people attribute to an individual. ( student, mother, Asian,ect.) SELF IDENTITY –set us apart as distinct individuals. The process of self development through which we formulate a unique sense of ourselves and our relationships to the world around us. This notion draws heavily on symbolic interactions
IDENTITY- relates to the understandings
people hold about who they are and what is meaningful to them. SOCIAL identity- refers to the characteristics that other people attribute to an individual in the course of socialization each of us develops sense of identity and the capacity for independent thought and action
SELF Identity- set us apart as distinct individuals.
The process of self development through which we formulate a unique sense of ourselves and our relationships to the world around us. This notion draws heavily on symbolic interactions NORMS - Rules of conduct that specify appropriate behavior in a given range of social situations. Its either prescribes a given type of behavior or forbids.
Values-Ideals held by individuals or groups about is
desirable, proper and good, and bad. What individual value is strongly influenced by the specific culture in which they happen to live. Status and Role In a social system, status is the rank a person holds in a social hierarchy. It is this status that defines the behavior of others towards the person.
There are two types of status’ namely ascribed and achieved
status.
Role - is obviously the duties and responsibilities attached with
the position while status is the prestige or the lack of it attached with that position. References; Books Kottak, Conrad Phillip; Anthropology The Exploration of Human Diversity 10th ed.; McGraw-HillCompanies, Inc., USA Kottak, Conrad Phillip, Anthropology The Exploration of Human Diversity 7 ed. th
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