Microsociology M2 Flashcards
What is important to realize when studying the life course?
-the life course is largely a social construct
Define total institution
- when people are isolated from society
- manipulated by administrative staff
How long of a process is socialization?
Lifelong
What is the foundation of personality?
Socialization
What did Carol Gilligan find?
-gender plays important role in moral development
What did Mead discover?
-self is a product of social experience
What was the “I” and “me”
- human action is partly spontaneous (I) and partly in response to others (me)
- we initiate an action
- continue that action based on how others respond
What did Cooley come up with?
-Looking glass self, to explain that we see ourselves as we imagine others see us
How did Mead say we gain social experience?
-through imitation, play, games, and understanding the generalized other
Define generalized other
Mead’s term for widespread cultural norms and values we use as references in evaluating ourselves
How do families guide the socialization process?
-usually the first setting of socialization
How do schools guide the socialization process?
-give most children an experience with bureaucracy and impersonal evaluation
How do peers guide the socialization process?
-help shape attitudes and behaviours
How do mass media guide the socialization process?
-huge impact in modern day
How many steps does resocialization involve?
Two steps;
- breaking down identity
- building new self through rewards and consequences
