Module 4 Flashcards
Lifelong social experience by which people develop their human potential and learn culture
It is oriented by society’s norms
And it is a form of interaction which people acquire personality and learn the way of life
Socialization
What are the goals of socialization
- Teaches impulse control and develops a conscience
- Teaches individuals how to prepare and perform certain social roles
- Cultivates shared sources of meaning and value
What are the forms of Socialization?
- Enculturation (Inside culture)
- Acculturation (Outside culture)
Process by which people learn the requirements of their surroundings culture and acquire the values and behaviors appropriate in that culture
Enculturation
Cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture
Acculturation
What are the results of Socialization, Enculturation, and Acculturation
- Self and identity
- Status and Roles
- Norms and Values
Develops through social interactions where individuals learn to assume roles and meet the increasing level
The concept of self
Existential “I” means?
My being and my existence
Cultural “I” means?
My meaning-making and my values
Doing “Me” means?
My behavior and my activity
Performing “me” means?
My social roles and my public persona
The looking glass of self concept
According to Charles Horton Cooley, one’s self concept is derived from a “social mirror” in which we can observe how others react to us, thus engaging us in how to think and feel
Individuals gain identity by social affiliations
Several identities can be embraced but there is always one dominant identity
Identity Formation
Examples of Identity
- Cultural Identity
- National Identity
- Ethnic Identity
- Self-concept
- Religious identity
Any position that an individual can occupy in society, a label that implies that certain roles must be performed
Individual’s position in the society
Status
What are the two types of status?
- Ascribe status
- Achieved status
Given at birth or assigned later in life
ex. age, sex, ethnicity, membership in family etc.
Ascribe status
Acquired wilfully and consciously through effort and accomplishments
Achieved status
Person’s _____________ may help achieve or hinder one to acquire an ____________.
Ascribed status
Achieved status
Set of expectations from people who occupy a particular status
Role
Behavior of an individual within a social space accordance to his status
Role performance
Multiplicity of roles within a given status
Role set
Two or more statuses, both applicable to the situation require distinct and divergent roles from the individual
Role conflict
individual is having difficulty in performing the role required for him/her
Role strain
