SOC100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Objectified, Cultural Capital, Identity Crisis

• School: UTSG
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC100H1
• Professor: Rachel La Touche

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Last week we described social structure as the relatively stable patterns of social behaviour we observe. Socialization is one means by which these stable patterns arise. Fo(cid:396) e(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple, (cid:449)e a(cid:396)e so(cid:272)ialized to (cid:862)(cid:396)espe(cid:272)t ou(cid:396) elde(cid:396)s(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)p(cid:396)o(cid:271)le(cid:373)-sol(cid:448)e(cid:863) both of which help us navigate relationships and institutions outside of the family. Socialization is a life long process that helps us become capable, functioning members of society. In this way, it fulfills two major goals (p. 141): the internalization of social expectations, the development of identity. Socialization: the success of socialization depends, in part, on: Where individuals are in the life cycle. How we evaluate and regard agents of socialization. Learning in the early years of our lives (primarily in families) Occurs after childhood and adolescence (usually occurs outside of the family) Socialization and culture: socialization is a verb, whereas culture is a noun, cultu(cid:396)e is (cid:862)ou(cid:396) u(cid:374)i(cid:395)uel(cid:455) hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) environment, including all of the objects, artifacts, institutions,