1. Importance of Socialization
Ch. 4, Sec. 1 pp. 108-114
Describe the self concept you
have of yourself and the
looking glass self others have
for you. Are they different?

2. Socialization and Personality
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Socialization is the cultural process of
learning to participate in group life
Youth is most important time for
socialization
Personal and social development
occurs only through prolonged social
contact with others

3. Socialization and the Self
Ch. 4, Sec. 2, pp.115-119

4. Symbolic Interactionism
Self Concept: image of yourself as
having an identity separate from other
people
Looking Glass Self
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How do we appear to others (imagined)
What is their reaction to our appearance
Evaluate ourselves based on this imagined
perception
Distortions? Significant others?

5. Role Taking
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Imitation Stage
Play Stage
Game Stage
Generalized Other-Have you reached this
stage?
REACTIONS OF THE SELF
 “ME”-created through socialization ~“Ego”
 “I”-spontaneous impulses~ “Id”

6. Agents of Socialization
Ch. 4, Sec. 3&4, pp. 121-132

7. Family
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Learn norms, values, and
beliefs
Learn to develop relationships
Acquire self image
Obtain social class

8. Schools
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Children are cared for by
someone other than parents
More impersonal relationships

9. Schools
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Hidden Curriculum-unofficial
skills children are taught in
preparation for life
Extracurricular Activities

10. Peer Group
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Composed of individuals of roughly
the same age and interests
Provide sense of belonging
Not under adult control
Experience in areas of conflict,
competition, and cooperation

11. Peer Group
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Independence, freedom to express
yourself
May develop values that conflict with
the adult world
Relationships with the opposite sex
Peer pressure

12. Mass Media
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Methods of communication to reach
the general population
Either helps sustain status quo or
moves society towards change
Display role models to imitate
Teach Values
Show achievement, success, and
hard work

13. Violence and Mass Media
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By 16 years of age you will have
seen 20,000 homicides
Correlation between watching
violence and aggressive behavior?

14. Processes of Socialization
Ch. 4 Sec. 4

15. Process of Socialization
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Total Institutions are used to change
previously learned behavior
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Desocialization-process of giving up old
norms, values, and attitudes.
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Destroys your personal identity
Resocialization-process by which you
adopt new norms, values, beliefs, and
attitudes.

16. Process of Socialization
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Anticipatory Socialization-process of
preparing in advance for new norms,
values, and attitudes.
Reference Group-A group you use
to evaluate yourself and where you
gain your norms, beliefs, and values