Sociology 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Symbolic Interactionism
21 Apr 2017
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Children raised in isolation do not develop normal language and other social skills, suggesting that social interaction unleashes human abilities. The socializing influence of the family decreased in the 20th century, while the influence of schools, peer groups, and the mass media increased. Declining parental supervision and guidance, increasing assumption of adult responsibilities by youth, and declining participation in extracurricular activities by transforming the character of childhood and adolescents. Socialization the process by which people learn their culture including norms, values, and roles and become aware of themselves as they interact with others. People learn their culture by entering and disengaging from a succession of roles and becoming aware of themselves as they interact with others. A role the behaviour expected of a person occupying a particular position in society. Rene spitz conducted a study where he compared babies raised in an orphanage with babies raised in a prison nursing home.
