lesson 5 Flashcards
“He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need
because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast
or a god.”
—Aristotle
“Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell you that
solitude is fine.”
― Honoré de Balzac
a group of individuals engaged in continuous social interaction.
SOCIETY
a large social group sharing the same or special social territory,
often governed by the same political authority and dominant cultural
beliefs.
SOCIETY
society’s values and norms are imparted by its members through
socialization and enculturation.
the process by which we acquire knowledge, language, values, skills,
and habits of a society.
SOCIALIZATION
term he or she needs to learn how
to live in the society around him or her). by John Locke’s
“Tabula rasa” or blank
slate.
teaches an individual how to be a member of a group or society.
SOCIALIZATION
to learn how to be normal in the eyes of
society.
SOCIALIZATION
the process we learn the traditional content of the culture and
assimilating its practices and values.
ENCULTURATION
6 agents of socialization
family
peer group
school
church
mass media
workplace
2 types of agents in socialization
primary and secondary
occurs in formative years of an individual’s life
primary socialization
occurs later in life usually affected by people outside family
secondary socialization
THREE PARTS OF SOCIALIZATION:
Context
Content and Process
Results and Outcomes