Sociology 2233 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Dystonia, Phallic Stage
11 Jan 2017
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Ego psychologist -> he is interested in ego development and also with how ego identity develops. While their theories generally do not include cultural variables. They are interested in how context (location) has on reasoning. There is a continuous attempt to validate the transcultural and transhistorical claims regarding the formal properties of thought. Kohlberg: age theories: focus on socialization and rites of passage. Because we don"t look at any age theories specifically we don"t need to know any examples. Erikson"s theory is fundamentally about 4 things: meaning & life, relationship, morality (value orientation stages, identity & it"s formation. Freud: psychosocial theory: instinct theory, libido theory. Erikson: psychosocial theory: ego and its development. Erikson realized that he could not theorize about meaning and meaningfulness with a psychosexual theory of development that focuses on zones and modes. Erikson"s concern with meaning and meaningfulness led him to reevaluate/conceptualize. Autonomy (+) vs. shame & doubt (-)
