SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Angela Davis, George Herbert Mead, Virtual Community
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Main point: human abilities remain undeveloped unless social interaction unleashes them. Three misconceptions: personal choices determine who you are: no! Socialization is an active and a passive process, strongly influenced by several agents. Understanding how these agents of socialization are changing and influencing our lives is important to help us creating the best possible future: there is gender equality in canada: no! It is important to understand gender socialization and assumptions regarding male/female behaviours, choices, chances, and societal expectations: the role of self -identities is no different than in past decades. Self-identities are changing faster, more often, and more completely than they did in decades past. Primary socialization: is the process of acquiring the basic skills needed to function in society during childhood. Primary socialization usually takes place in a family. Secondary socialization: is socialization outside the family after childhood.
