Module 2 Flashcards
(70 cards)
Centered on survival for people behaved according to social rules and traditions while the family and environment provided supervision.
• Choosing where to live, what line of work to do, and even who to
marry was very limited.
Pre-modern Society
Individualism is dominant;
• Development of one’ self-identity is central;
• A person is free to choose where to live, what to do and whom to be with.
Modern Period
Affects how an individual builds and develops his/her self-identity.
• Improved people’s living conditions.
• Decreased stability in tradition and traditional support systems
Effects of Modernization
Key characteristics of modernity
- Industrialism
- Capitalism
- Institutions of surveillance
- Dynamism
A social or economic system built on manufacturing industries.
Industrialism
A production system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
Capitalism
Functions, in part, because of the extensive collection, recording, storage, analysis and application of information on individuals and
groups in those societies as they go about their lives.
Institutions of surveillance
The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress
Dynamism
“People create social networks by
joiningsocialgroups”
Georg Simmel
Ties or connections that link you
to your social groups
Social Networks
Having 2 or more people
interacting with one another,
sharing similar characteristics,
and whose members identify
themselves as part of the group
Social group
Naturally occurring and highly influenced by the family.
Organic Social Group
Joining groups because your family is also a part of it.
Organic motivation
A positive effect of organic group.
Rootedness
Occurs in modern societies formed as a matter of shared interest.
Rational social group
Joining rational social groups out of their free will
Rational Motivation
A philosopher, sociologist and
psychologist.
• Well-known for his “Theory of
Social Self”
George Herbert Mead
A product of social interactions
and internalizing the external
views along with one’s personal
view about oneself.
Self (George Herbert Mead)
3 stages of self development according to George Herbert Mead
- Language
- Play
- Game
Gives the individual the capacity to express himself/herself.
Language
Enables the individual to internalize others’ perspectives
Play
Enables them to take into account societal rules and adheres to it.
Game
2 sides of the Self according to George Herbert Mead
- Me
- I
The product of what the person has learned while interacting with others and with the environment
Me