1. Socialization
Learning of Values, beliefs, and norms of our society. The physical, mental and social skills we need to function in society

2. Personality
Fairly stable patterns of thought, feeling, and action that are typical of an individual

3. Stages of Personality Development

5. Piaget
Sensorimotor Stage
0-2
A Child learns through sensory contact

6. Piaget Preoperational State 2-7 A child uses language and skill
They have an egocentric view of the world and cannot judge size, weight or volume

7. Piaget Concrete Operational Stage 7-11
Children begin to understand how and why things happen

8. Piaget Formal Operational Stage 12+
Children begin to see the world in abstract ways

9. George Mead
Preparatory Stage
Imitation

10. George Mead Play Stage Children engage in taking on roles
They no longer imitate, but pretend

11. George Mead
Game Stage
Children learn to respond to other people’s roles

12. Later Life Development:
Adolescence
Importance of peers
Increased responsibility
Search for Identity
Pressure & concerns

13. Late Life Development Adulthood Men
Novice (17-32) – Psychological and economic independence. Conflict between exploring and settling.
Settling Down Period (32-40) – Form adult commitments
Mid-Life Transition (40-55) – Taking stock and assessing one’s life

14. Later Life Development
Adulthood
Women
Leaving the Family – Establishing an adult identity
Entering the Adult World – Take on many roles: career, marriage, motherhood
Entering the Adult World Again – Independence of children allowed women to re-enter the workforce

15. Theories of Personality
Freud
The Id – basic drives, the selfish and instinctual part of human personality. Inborn sexual and aggressive urges; seeks to gratify bodily wants

16. Theories of Personality
Freud
The Superego – The voice of society and our conscience; works to repress the pleasure seeking urges
3. The Ego – Balances pleasure with society demands; seeks a healthy balance to conflicting demands

17. Theories of Personality
Cooley’s Looking Glass Self
We develop an image of ourselves that is largely reflective of the way other people see us
You imagine how you appear to others
You imagine how people judge you
You use these perceptions to develop feelings about yourself

18. Nature vs. Nurture
Is your personality determined by genetics or by your environment?
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19. Nature vs. Nurture
Locke’s Tabula Rasa: Blank Slate Theory

20. Nature vs. Nurture
Boys vs. Girls
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21. Nature vs. Nurture Birth Order:
Only Child – leadership roles, high achievers, worriers
Oldest – cooperative and cautious
Middle – mediator
Youngest – sense of humor, social butterflies, spoiled