Module 4 - Socialization

Question 1

explain biological approach vs environmental approach

Answer 1

Biological approach is nature- our actions stem from our biological roots
Environmental approach is nurture- we are products of socialization (social forces and the social environment)

Question 2

What do sociologists believe about social reality?

Answer 2

social reality is constructed by people every time they interact with others

Question 3

Explain the social self

Answer 3

its a process of interaction, an individuals personality is shaped by and through communication with others

Question 4

what is socialization? simple

Answer 4

the process by which people learn to become members of society. watching, learning, and observing

Question 5

What are the processes of socialization? (4)

Answer 5

Discipline
Aspiration (education)
Skills (thinking/communicating)
Social roles

Question 6

explain Meads (I and Me) (control)

Answer 6

mead argues that ME is going to be a control mechanism to this way that we control how we act to things. What will they think of me? This happens very quickly. Variety of different types of reactions depending on where you are. Reactions are responsive in different social contexts.

Question 7

define a significant other

Answer 7

someone with more significant influence on you than the regular person. We begin to understand who we are based off how other people see us (influence)

Question 8

what are meads developments of self? 3 stages

Answer 8

1. preparatory stage (a baby imitating facial expressions, no consciousness in our roles)
2. play stage (kids playing house and developing ideas of social roles)
3. game stage (playing soccer but just running crazy)

Question 9

Cooley - identity consists of 3 elements

Answer 9

we imagine how we must appear to others
we imagine the judgement of that appearance
we develop our self through the judgements of others

Question 10

what is total institution

Answer 10

a setting in which people are isolated from the rest of society for a period of time and they are supervised.

Question 11

explain resocialization

Answer 11

learning a new and different set of values, attitudes and behaviours

Question 12

what does it means to be institutionalized

Answer 12

the more time you spend in the institution, the more you tie your sense of self to the institution

Question 13

what are the agents of socialization? (4)

Answer 13

Family
Peers
Education
Mass media