SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: False Consciousness, Peer Group

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: Liam Kilmurray

Document Summary

Socialization: the lifelong process of social interaction through which individuals acquire a self- identity and the physical, mental and social skills need for survival in society. Essential for the individual"s survival and growth. Essential for the survival and stability of society. What we believe about ourselves, our society, and the world is largely a product of our interactions with others. Agents of socialization: are all the persons, groups or institutions that teach us what we need to know to participate in society. Family: basic and foundational agent of socialization, functionalist interpretation. Learn dominant culture and subcultures we belong to. Families are a source of procreation and socialization of children. Taming excess individuality": variations of socialization: Socialization reproduces parents class rather than challenging the conditions that currently exist. Socialization contributes t a false consciousness a lack of awareness and a distorted perception of the reality of class a group of people who are linked by common interests, equal social.