SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Sigmund Freud, George Herbert Mead, Peer Group
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A common language that allows us to communicate with others is essential, as is knowledge about norms, laws, attitudes, beliefs and values. Diversity is valued and women and men are considered equal. To interact with others we need a self, a sense of individual identity that allows us to understand who we are in relation to others and to differentiate ourselves from them. We are constrained by societal norms and values, we are free to decide how to behave. Nobody comes into the world preprogrammed with a sense of self and the knowledge to interaction act appropriately with others. To learn this way of life in society and develop an identity the undergo a process of social interaction known as socialization. Socialization is the vital link between individuals and society neither can exist without the other. Socialization make social interaction, social order and social organization possible. Socialization helps to explain both similarities and differences among people in particular society.
