SOCI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Double Consciousness, Religious Education In Primary And Secondary Education, African-American Culture

• School: Brock University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 1F90
• Professor: Michelle Webber

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Socialization: the lifelong social process by which we learn our culture, develop our personalities and become functioning members of society. Without the social experience, our potential doesn"t develop. Pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)alit(cid:455): a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:396)elati(cid:448)el(cid:455) sta(cid:271)le patte(cid:396)(cid:374) of (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iou(cid:396)s a(cid:374)d feeli(cid:374)gs. Develop a personality by internalizing our surroundings. Whether you develop your inherited products depends on socialization. We are a product of our socialization. George herbert mead (1863-1931: elf de(cid:448)elops o(cid:374)l(cid:455) (cid:449)ith so(cid:272)ial e(cid:454)pe(cid:396)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e. *self develops only as the individual interacts with others: o(cid:272)ial e(cid:454)pe(cid:396)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e is the e(cid:454)(cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge of s(cid:455)(cid:373)(cid:271)ols. Use of symbols allows humans to conceive of themselves in relation to others: u(cid:374)de(cid:396)sta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g i(cid:374)te(cid:374)tio(cid:374) (cid:396)e(cid:395)ui(cid:396)es i(cid:373)agi(cid:374)i(cid:374)g the situatio(cid:374) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) the othe(cid:396)(cid:859)s poi(cid:374)t of (cid:448)ie(cid:449). Meads key points to know: *if you can define them, you will be fine: self, (cid:396)ole taki(cid:374)g, (cid:862)i(cid:863, (cid:862)me(cid:863, ge(cid:374)e(cid:396)alized othe(cid:396) Others represent a mirror in which we see ourselves. Who and what we are are evaluated around how we think others will judge us.