1. “The Social Self” Standards: 5.2, 6.6
Sociology: Chapter 5-2
“The Social Self”
Standards: 5.2, 6.6

2. Socialization
Socialization: Process through which Individuals learn basic skills, values, beliefs, and behavior appropriate for society
Self: Conscious awareness of having a distinct identity
John Locke: English Philosopher
-Tabula Rasa: “Clean Slate” Defended by Watson: Every child is born with NO personality. A child develops a personality through his/her life experiences

3. Looking Glass Self Charles Horton Cooley
-Looking Glass Self: Developing an image of oneself based on how we think others see us
-”How do they react to my behavior?”

4. Role Taking George Herbert Mead: Interactionist Role Taking:
Take roles of others in society to better understand what YOUR expectations are
*Usually start with closest relationships
Ex: Playing “house”
If you are the mother/father, then you have expectations for other members. This will help children understand their role in the family

5. “Others” and parts of self
Significant Others:
Closest relationships… Immediate family, close friends, and etc…
Generalized Others: Rest of society
PARTS OF THE “SELF”
I: Spontaneous, unsocialized
Me: Aware of expectations, socialized
Read p

6. Sociology Chapter 5 Section 3
“Agents of Socialization”
Standards: 5.2, 6.6

7. Agents of Socialization
Agents of Socialization: Individuals, groups, and Institutions that provide situations in which socialization occurs
Primary Agents in the U.S.
1. Family
2. Peer Groups
3. School
4. Mass Media

8. The Family 1. The Family: Structured
Most important early in life (0- adolescence)
Principal agent of all children
Socialization can be deliberate and unconscious
-Deliberate: Honesty
-Unconscious: Profanity

9. The Peer Group Peer Group: Loose
Primary group composed of people of same age and background
*Becomes very important during adolescence
-Focus on skills needed to “fit in” to subculture
*Group goals can be “at odds” with society

10. School School: Highly structured: for order
Takes up big part of time: years
-Deliberate socialization
-Class activities/subjects
-values/ patriotism (see pledge)
*Peer groups also present
*Family encouraged to get involved

11. School I Pledge Allegiance To The Flag Of the United States of America
And to the Republic
For Which it Stands
One Nation
Under God (Added later)
Indivisible
With Liberty
And Justice
For All
*You recite this every Monday. When was the last time that you REALLY thought about the words?

12. Mass Media Mass Media: TV, Newspapers, Radio, Magazines, Internet…etc
Unconscious (Debatable)
T.V. Most influential:
-98% of Homes = 7 hrs a day
-Positive: Exposes people to things that they might not see otherwise
-Negative: Violence: Impact of “Pop” Culture
Read “The Function of Fairy Tales” p. 114

13. Other Agents… 1. Religion: Structured value code 2. Organizations:
-Boy Scouts
-Little League…
… I Trust in God
I Love my country and will respect its laws
I will play fair and strive to win
But win or lose, I will always do my best

14. Other Agents of Socialization
3. Total Institution:
-Isolates people from the rest of society
-Prison
-Monastery
-Psychiatric Hospital
Aim to Resocialize
Recsocialization: Break w/ past experiences
Learn NEW values
*Forcibly Change Personality

15. Agents of Socialization Project
Objective: To be able to recognize and discuss different aspects of the sociological “Agents of Socialization” Std 6.6
Process: 2 Class Periods
1. The class will be broken into groups.
2. Each student in the group will be responsible for gathering information, pictures, and etc. about their specific agent of socialization.
3. Groups will be given supplies to carry out group tasks
-Posterboard: STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY
-scissors
-markers
-glue/tape
4. Students will make a collage(visual aid) by using the materials above.
5. After the posters are finished. The students will discuss their reasoning for using the pictures that they chose to the rest of the class