chapter 5 Flashcards
(16 cards)
socialization
The process through which people are taught to be proficient members of a society.
- a sociological process that occurs through socializing
role
defines by the behaviour expected of a person who occupies a particular position.
socializing
interacting with others, like family, friends, and coworkers; not the same as socialization
The Self
a person’s distinct sense of identity; who we are for ourselves and who we are for others.
Charles Horton Cooley
asserted that people’s self understanding is constructed by their perception of how others view them (the looking glass self)
believes we base our image on what we think other people see
the looking glass self
one’s perception of how others view them
George Herbert Mead
agreed that the self, as a person’s distinct identity, is only developed through social interaction
he argued that the crucial component of the self is its capacity for self reflection, its capacity to be “an object to itself”
broke the self down into 2 components: the “I” and the “me”
the “me”
represents the part of the self in which one recognizes the organized sets of attitudes of others toward the self.
- who we are in the eyes of others: our roles, personalities, and organized sets of attitudes of others toward the self.
the “I”
represents the part of the self that acts on its own initiative or responds to the organized attitudes of others
- the novel, spontaneous, unpredictable part of the self: the part of the self that embodies the possibility of change or undetermined action.
Mead’s theory of childhood development
the child develops through stages in which their increasing ability to play roles attests to their increasing solidification of a social sense of self
role
the behaviour expected of a person who occupies particular social status or position in society
- teaches one how to put oneself in the place of another; see it through another’s eyes
The four stages of child socialization
preparatory stage, play stage game stage, ______
developed by mead; a specifically sociological theory of the path of development that all people go through by focusing on the developing capacity to put oneself in the place of another or role play
what happens during the preparatory stage?
children are only capable of imitation: they have no ability to imagine how others see thing
- The separation of I and me does not exist yet in an organized manner to enable the child to relate to themselves
what happens during the play stage?
children begin to imitate and take on roles that another person might have
ex: playing dress up, house,, acting as the mother, etc…
what happens during the game stage?
children learn to consider several specific roles at the same time and how those roles interact with each other
ex: a child likely understands the different responsibilities of people in a restaurant who work together for a smooth diner experience
the generalized other
the common behavioural expectations of general society.
