week 4 - sociolization Flashcards
Socialization
the lifelong learning a person goes through, to become a capable member of society, through social interaction and pressures.
Charles Horton Cooley
Created the “looking glass self” (our sense of self is constructed through how we think others view us.
4 key agents of socialization
family, school, peers, media
anticipatory socialization
taking on the norms and behaviors of a role we aspire to be in
resocialization
when we undergo rapid change in people’s values, roles, and self-conception - can be against our will.
Total Institutions
where resocialization occurs, people are isolated from society & are under control of staff
3 keys for a total institution:
staff supervision
environment is standardized
rules dictate daily schedule