Socialization the process of internalizing the norms and values of society or subculture group'

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Socialization - the process of internalizing the
norms and values of society or subculture (group).

• Internalization is taking norms and values from
  the group and make the norms and values part of
  your self.
• Norms and values exist outside the self and each
  of us takes those norms and values from the
  people around us to create a unique self.
• As people change groups, or the groups norms
  change, the person internalizes new norms, and
  the self changes.

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SYMBOLIC INTERACTION

• George Herbert Mead - Human interaction is
  completely symbolic.
• Mead believed that all communication takes place
  through a symbolic language.
• An interaction of gestures that communicates
  meaning to the other.
• Specific words are without meaning, except for
  the meaning people attribute to the words (i.e.
  Cool!).

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GESTURES - A gesture is the phase of the act
that causes a response from the other.

• Two types of gestures
• Sign - gesture with one meaning. All other
  animals communicate with signs ONLY.
• Symbol - infinite meaning. Humans communication
  almost exclusively with symbols.

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Role-Taking is an ability to put the self into
the other, to interpret the meaning of a gesture.

• Two Types of Role-Taking
• Projection - project a meaning onto the
  others gesture.
• Stereotyping - using one characteristic of the
  other to interpret the meaning of a gesture.

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Socialization

• All socialization takes place through a three
  stage process.
• Both infants and adults are socialized in the
  same stages.

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Socialization Stages

• 1. Imitation - imitate the others gestures
  only.
• 2. Play - role-take only one other at a time.
• 3. Game - role-take multiple others
  simultaneously.