SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Hidden Curriculum, Symbolic Interactionism, Twin Study
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Epigenetic tags: chemical mechanism attached to genes that, as a result of outside influences, activate or suppress specific genes. The process by which people learn culture. Roles: behavior expected of a person occupying a particular position in society. A sense of individual identity, in relation to others. Primary socialization: mastering basic skills required for society (ex. Secondary socialization: outside of the family (ex. Latent function: hidden curriculum: merit, deference to authority, punctuality, etc: getting people ready for the future. Symbolic interactionism: early gender socialization, self-fulfilling prophecy: thinking differently about something causes change in attitude (ex. Teacher believes student is not smart, so they get bad grades) Rejection, rebellion, discord, lifestyle parental values, experiment with new elements. Peer influence becomes more important as people become older. Television is still more engaged than internet, but internet is faster growing. Self-socialization: can go online and learn anything, listen to any music, watch anything.
