SOCL 2001 : Test One Notes Part 2
Document Summary
Limits of socialization: cannot explain about development and personality, both biology and social interactions make us who we are. The self emerges from our ability to imagine how others see us. Mead: childhood development of social self, infants start out only knowing the i , through interactions they learn me and the other . Internalized the total expectations of others in a clarity of setting. Agents of socialization: families, school, peers, media, total institutions, control all the basics of daily life. Status: a recognizable social position, ascribed-born with, achieved-earned or imposed by others, master status, stands out or overrides all others ex. Role: behavior expected from a particular status, gender roles, norms associated with male or female status, bonus list five status and paragraph. The social construction of reality: ideas and objects gain their meaning through social interaction, individuals share common beliefs, norms and values.
