SOCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Total Institution, George Herbert Mead, Peer Group
28 Feb 2017
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The lifelong social experience by which people develop their human potential and learn culture. Religion- teaches ethical behavior, forms basic beliefs about nature of existence and the universe. Moral questions (is lying wrong if no one gets hurt?) Existential questions (what happens to our loved ones when they die?) School- teaches how to think about race, gender, class differences. Peer group- social group, members have interests, social position and age in common. Teaches how to form relationships on their own without direct adult supervision. Mass media- means for delivering impersonal communications to vast audience. Resocialization- radically changing person"s personality by carefully controlling their environment (often against their will. Total institution- isolated from society, manipulated by administrative staff. The looking-glass self- self image based on how we think others see us. Imagine our appearance in the image/eyes of others. The social self- part of an individual"s personality composed of self awareness/image.
