SOC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: George Herbert Mead, Lawrence Kohlberg, Sigmund Freud

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

Document Summary

Socialization: the lifelong social experience by which individuals develop their human potential and learn culture. Personality: a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s fai(cid:396)ly (cid:272)o(cid:374)siste(cid:374)t patte(cid:396)(cid:374)s of thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g, feeli(cid:374)g, a(cid:374)d a(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g. One is no more important than the other. The thing humans need more than anything is to be accepted. The biological sciences: the role of nature; initially, europeans linked cultural differences to biology. The social sciences: the role of nurture: behaviourism holds that behaviour is not instinctive by learned. Isolation (being cut off from the social world) can cause permanent developmental damage. Six researchers have made lasting contributions to our understanding of human development: sigmund freud, jean piaget (final, lawrence kohlberg, carol gilligan, george herbert mead, erik h. erikson. Basic human needs: eros and thanatos as opposing forces. Id: basic drives: ego: efforts to achieve balance, superego: culture within. Id and superego are in constant states of conflict, with the ego balancing the 2. Internalization of social norms: childhood experiences have lasting affect.