CM 4 : Becoming a Member Of Society Flashcards
(32 cards)
- LIFELONG PROCESS of social interaction
- Integral part of human development as this enables a person to become more knowledgeable.
Socialization
Refers to social groups that teach indiv essential knowledge and skill.
Agents of Socialization
AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION:
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P
M
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Family
School
Peer Group
Mass Media
Religion/Church/State
Agents of Socialization:
- Primary agent of socialization
Family
Agents of Socialization:
- Institution has a critical and active role in socialization.
School
Agents of Socialization:
- Shared commonalities such as interests
Peer Group/Friends
Agents of Socialization:
- Includes forms of communication such as books and magazines.
Mass Media
Agents of Socialization:
- Source of authority
Religion/Church/State
Influences person’s view, legitimizes accepted social behavior.
Religion
Implements laws and other regulations that reinforce appropriate behavior
State
Attempting to change his/her behvaior to adapt to the accepted and defined behavior of the society he/she is in.
(Nagaadapt yung isang tao sa accepted behavior ng society na kung nasaan siya/na parte siya)
Conformity
TYPES OF CONFORMITY:
- Compliance
- Identification
- Internalization or Acceptance
- Individual accepts “social pressure” but privately disagree with it.
- Labag sa loob ng tao
- Complying to (ex. strict rules/rules and regulations)
Compliance
- People pleaser
- Individual adapts certain behavior to establish satisfying relationship with other people.
- (ex. being a kpop fan in front of your friends, but when you’re alone, you listen to soft music, rock music)
Identification
- Individual accepts PUBLIC COMPLIACE & INTERNAL ACCEPTANCE of norms by group of people.
- Individual accept norms IMPOSED by a group of people.
- Part of a daily routine
- (ex. Joining a pilates class because of influencers, then starting to believe the effect of pilates, thus making it a part of the routine.)
Internalization (or Acceptance)
- Actions that violates the socially-accepted norms and standard.
- It cna be negative or positive
Deviance
- In one society may be accepted or even encouraged in another society.
- (ex. clothing style, language use, traditions
Culturally Relative
- What was once considered deviant may not be acceptable or protected by law.
Deviance depends on TIME & PLACE
- Behavior that elicits a strong negative reaction from group members and involves actions that violate socially-accepted norms and standards.
Social Deviance
What are the 3 Sociological Theories of Deviance
- Structure-Strain Theory
- Labelling Theory
- Conflict Theory
- Socially-approved goals and indiv. ability to MEET THE GOALS will lead to deviance.
- Deviance happens when the expected goals can’t/was not achieved to what societal goals through ACCEPTED MEANS.
- What is your means to achieve that goal?”
- (ex. pumasa ka nga sa exam with high scores pero nagcheat ka.)
Structural-Strain Theory
- Interpersonal relationship what label/name that you give to them, they will act on it.
- When people are called something (ex. bad), they might start acting that way JUST BECAUSE OF THE LABEL.
Labelling Theory
- Inequalities in the society
- (ex. Two kids want the same toys but only one gets the toy, and the other doesn’t. They argue because its not fair.)
- Unfairness
Conflict Theory
- Systematic means and practices to maintain and stabilize norms
- ways for society gets people to follow rules.
- (ex. Student follows school protocols because the student doesn’t want to get in trouble.)
Social Control
