Chapter Four

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Chapter Four

• Socialization

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Section One Objectives

• Define Socialization.
• Discuss the role of socialization plays in the
  human development.
• Describe the effects of extreme isolation on
  children

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When does Socialization begin? End?
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Socialization

• Learning to participate in group life.
• Learn natural and normal behavior.

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Harlows Monkey Research

• Separated from mothers 12 hours after birth.
• Shows negative effects of social isolation.
• Infant mothers prefer terry clothe mother before
  food.

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Harlows Results

• Comfort most important!
• Monkeys needed intimacy and warmth.
• Isolated monkeys became distressed, apathetic,
  w/drawn,hostile and displayed abnormal sexual
  patterns.
• Isolated mothers rejected, ignored and often
  abused their offspring.

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Predicting an Outcome
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What do you know?
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Section Two Objectives

• Explain the key concepts of socialization for the
  symbolic interactionist perspectives.

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How has my family socialized me?
What is your opinion?
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The Self-Concept

• Realization that we are our own person.

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Looking-Glass Self

• The belief of what YOU THINK others think of you.
• We evaluate ourselves according to how we imagine
  others judge us.
• Dangerous - Distortion!

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Important Mirrors

• Significant others - people whose reactions we
  most care about.
• Changes over time

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Development of Role Taking
Define
Role Taking
What? When?
Imitation Stage
What? When?
Play Stage
What? When?
Game Stage
Generalized Other
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What is Self?
I
ME
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What do you know?
Which self is the first to react to a situation,
the I or Me?
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Section Three Objective

• Analyze the role of family,school, peer groups,
  and media in socializing young people.

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Who has influenced you the most?
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The Hidden Curriculum

• Define Hidden Curriculum.
• List the hidden curriculums of BBCHS.

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What do you know?
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Section Four Objective

• Discuss processes for socialization in adulthood.

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What is your opinion?
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Goals of Total Institutions

• Desocialization - process of giving up old norms,
  values, attitudes, and behaviors.
• Breaking them down!

• Resocialization - the process of adopting new
  norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors.
• Building them up!

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Anticipatory Socialization

• The voluntary process of preparing to accept new
  norms, values, attitudes and behaviors.

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What do you know?