SOC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: George Herbert Mead, Peer Pressure, Role Theory

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: La Torre Aurelie

Document Summary

Socialization = learning to become functioning member of society. Theories of socialization: me, myself and i. Self = individual identity of a person as perceived by themselves. Charles cooley & looking glass self": self emerges from ability to assume point of view of others and imagine how they see us. George herbert mead elaborated process by which the social self develops. Need to be able to recognize that others have wants and needs different from our own. When learning to play soccer must learn the other positions people can play (know a theory of social behavior and how they will react to different situations) Mead said final step to becoming socialized is developing concept of generalized other. Sense of expectations of others in a variety of settings: singing song loudly on the bus. Different social classes socialize children differently: school. Locus of socialization shifts to include groups such as teachers & peers.