Chapter 4 socialization

Question 1

What is socialization?

Answer 1

Process by which we learn the ways of society and the ways of particular groups

Question 2

Human nature

Answer 2

In 1920’s was believed to be innate. Live out the script given them. Sociology challenged that idea.

Question 3

Genie

Answer 3

Locked up in a room for many many years no human interaction or love. she had no communication skills - freed at 13 cannot walk straight up, cannot communicate, not house trained, defecates on the floor, eats with her hands. Because she was denied love and affection, she will never be able to have a normal life. Without love and affection, she did not grow physically. Stunted in all areas.

Question 4

Helen Keller

Answer 4

Was deeply loved and cared for. First 5-6 years live life as family pet. Deaf blind mute. Learned sign language. Champion of blind and deaf community. University educated. She was a feral child

Question 5

Brain tumor pedophile and violent man

Answer 5

When they took the brain tumor out, his behavior changed back to normal.

Question 6

Certain set of genes causing 888% more chance of violent crimes.

Answer 6

14,000/15,000 murders were committed by those with that certain set of genes.

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It is the y chromosome.

Question 7

Cooley and the looking glass self

Answer 7

symbolic interactionism
Self is created in three stages
1 we imagine how we appear to those around us
2 we interpret others reactions
3 we develop a self concept

Question 8

George Herbert mead

Answer 8

Taking the role of the other.
Significant others-children take on the roles of their significant others. Role playing.
Generalized other-acceptance of the rules of society

Question 9

Marlene mackie

Answer 9

Imitation/preparatory stage
Play stage
Game stage

Question 10

Phillipe bourdieu

Answer 10

Complex vision of socialization, including gender socialization, in which learning is often unconscious and or symbolic.
Habitous- people tend to embrace a set of skills and way of looking at the world that reflects (rather than questions) the hierarchical structure

Question 11

Freud and the development of personality

Answer 11

Id
Ego
Superego

Question 12

Goffman and presentation of self

Answer 12

Dramatugical analysis
Backstage (practice) and front stage (perform roles)
Analysis of total institutions

Question 13

Teen smoking and socialization

Answer 13

1billion deaths will be attributable to tobacco use during the 21st century. 100 million died as a result of this behavior in the 20th century. Social and commercial environment influences young people worldwide to start smoking

Question 14

Socialization into gender

Answer 14

Expectations of behaviour and attitudes on the basis of sex

Gender messages in the family and in the mass media

Question 15

Because we expect different behaviours

Answer 15

We nudge boys and girls into different behaviors into how they are expected to behave.

Question 16

Dying to be thin

Answer 16

Girl more than boys are vulnerable to pressure from their mothers and the media to attain a thin ideal

Question 17

Groups in society

Answer 17

Primary group- (family, work groups) defined by intimate face to face relationships, cooperate to be successful, longing and self esteem from these groups.
Secondary group- (classrooms, teams) typically larger, more anonymous, and temporary.
In groups- (family, religion) ones we feel loyal to. Based on ethnocentrism which leads to xenophobia (fear of outsiders) we all belong to in groups.
Out groups- (religion, immigrants) ones we feel antagonistic to
Reference groups- (other professors) determines how we evaluate ourselves, shows us how to act, power to influence our behaviours.
Might be voluntary, or involuntary

Question 18

Group think

Answer 18

The line experiment. We don’t want to be different than other people, will see things the way the group sees it even though you know it’s wrong.

Question 19

Thomas theorem

Answer 19

If you tell people something is real, they will begin to act as if it is.
Like what happened in nazi germany.

Question 20

Agents of socialization

Answer 20

• Family is an early crucial socialization agent. Views on religion, education, politics, raising children.
  1950’s monolothic bias. Unrealistic image of idealized families. We have pervasive media, and Internet communities.
• Religion. Canada is becoming a more secularized society. Socializing children, and then Pascal’s wager so old people go.
  -daycare.
  -the school

Question 21

Resocialization

Answer 21

Learning new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviours to match new situations

Question 22

Total institutions

Answer 22

Prisons, boot camps
Degradation ceremony
Personal identity kit
Control rewards and punishments