Socialization Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images; any rental, lease, or lending of the program 11 Essentials of Sociology 9 th Edition Chapter 3: Socialization

Socialization Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. What is Human Nature? Socialization into the Self, Mind, and Emotions Socialization into Gender Agents of Socialization Resocialization Are We Prisoners of Socialization? 22 Chapter Overview

Socialization Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Nature vs. Nurture Isolated Children (Isabelle) Institutionalized Children (Skeels and Dye) Deprived Animals (Harlow Monkeys) 33 What is Human Nature?

Socialization Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. In Sum…...Society Makes Us Human 44

Socialization Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. 1)We imagine how we appear to others 2)We interpret their reactions 3) We develop a self-concept  It’s a life-long process as we are continuously involved in the development of the self 55 Cooley – Looking Glass Self (Socialization Process)

Socialization Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Children go through three stages in the development of the self 1) Imitation –Children imitate significant others 2) Play – “Dressing Up” 3) Games – Generalized Other – What the groups thinks about the individual; the individual takes on multiple roles 66 Mead and Role Taking (Socialization Process)

Socialization Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. 6 basic global emotions – Paul Ekman The expression of emotions differs from culture to culture Our culture controls the emotions within us 77 Socialization and Emotions

Socialization Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Gender Messages in the Family The Peer Group Gender Messages in the Mass Media  Television and Movies  Video Games 88 Gender Messages

Socialization Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. The Family –Kohn Study School and Peer Groups –Adler Study Religion Day Care The Workplace –Anticipatory Socialization – “Trying on a role before one enters it” Sports 99 Agents of Socialization

Socialization Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Resocialization occurs when one learns a new set of norms, values, attitudes and behaviors to match their new situation in life. This can be very mild to very intense. Total institutions (a term coined by Erving Goffman) are places where people are cut off from the rest of society and come under control of the officials who are in charge. People go through degradation ceremonies in total institutions.  10 Resocialization and Total Institutions

Socialization Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Childhood-birth to about 12 Adolescence-13 to 17 years old Transitional Adulthood-18 to 29 years old The Middle Years-30 to 65 years old The Older Years-65 years and Up  11 Socialization Through the Life Course

Socialization Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Sociologists Do Not Think So Socialization is Powerful, but the Self is Dynamic Individuals Are Actively Involved in the Construction of the Self  12 Are We Prisoners of Socialization?