HDF 308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Gender Role, George Herbert Mead, Ralph Linton
16 Nov 2016
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A theory that emerged during the 1920s and 1930s which draws on work in several fields including sociology, anthropology, psychotherapy, social learning theory, and human development. Ralph linton, anthropologist roles are units of a culture. Talcott parsons, sociologist - roles belong to the social system. George herbert mead, sociologist - role taking is a part of the socialization process through which the self-other system is formed. J. l moreno, psychotherapist - introduces psychodrama and the process of role playing as part of group therapy. Orville brim, social psychologist - social roles as a key element of socialization beyond childhood. Albert bandura, psychologist - the importance of role models in observational learning. Bernice neugarten, developmental psychologist - age norms and age constraints in the enactment of social roles in adulthood and aging. A role is any set of behaviors that has a socially agreed upon function and an accepted code of norms.
