SOC 1101 Lecture 10: Socialization

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: William Flynn

Document Summary

> increases the potential for us to be more aware of our role in the socialization process of others; for example, as parents or co-workers. > choices related to voluntary resocialization opportunities might become more apparent for us as we move through the life-course i. e. retirement. > development of critical thinking, we can become active with respect to the ways in which we are both exposed to and affected by the agents of socialization. Self = represents the sum total of perceptions and feelings that an individual has of being a distinct, unique person. Self-identity: our perception about what kind of person we are. > seeing ourselves as others see us, language, symbols, and interactions with others. Our interpretation and evaluation of these messages is central to the social construction of our identity. Self concept: the totality of our beliefs and feelings about ourselves.