SOCIOL 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Becoming Human, Erving Goffman, Impression Management

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 1Z03
• Professor: Jessica Braimoh

Document Summary

Our actions and feelings have a biological basis. Evolutionary theory and genetic inheritance can explain social behavior. Socialization: the lifelong process by which we learn our culture, develop our personalities, and becoming functioning members of society. Social interaction is a fundamental element of socialization. Social interaction: the ways in which people interact (communicate) in social settings, recognizing each other"s subjective experiences and/or interactions. 3 building blocks that shape all social interactions. Primary socialization - occurs when individuals learn the attitudes, values and appropriate behavior for individuals in their culture. Secondary socialization - occurs through participation in more specific groups with defined roles and expectations defined roles and expectations. Individuals, groups, and social institutions that together help people to become fully functioning members of society family. Dq: could there be other agents of socialization. Socialization process is culturally specific and historically embedded.