CHAPTER 5 Socializing the Individual Sociology 4/9/2017 CHAPTER 5 Socializing the Individual Personality- the sum total of behaviors, attitudes, beliefs and values that are characteristics of an individual. Chapter 5

Factors That Shape Personality Development Section 1: Personality Development Factors That Shape Personality Development Heredity – physical traits, aptitudes, inherited characteristics, biological drives Parents – parental characteristics, such as age, education, religion, and economic status Birth order – personalities are shaped by whether one has siblings Cultural environment – determines the basic personality types found in a society

Isolation in Childhood and Development Section 1: Personality Development Isolation in Childhood and Development A healthy cultural environment is essential for a child’s full development Isolation can lead to severe effects such as causing children to waste away and die or to have stunted development

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How Sense of Self Emerges Section 2: The Social Self How Sense of Self Emerges Through interaction with social and cultural environments people are transformed into members of society Socialization- the process through which people learn the basic skills, values, beliefs, and behavior patterns of a society.

Three Theories of Socialization Section 2: The Social Self Three Theories of Socialization John Locke – The Tabula Rosa Charles Horton Cooley – The Looking Glass Self George Herbert Mead – Role-Taking

John Locke – The Tabula Rosa Section 2: The Social Self John Locke – The Tabula Rosa Each person is a blank slate at birth, with no personality. People develop personality as a result of their social experiences. Infants can be molded into any type of person.

Charles Horton Cooley – 1864-1929 The Looking Glass Self Section 2: The Social Self Charles Horton Cooley – 1864-1929 The Looking Glass Self Infants have no sense of person or place. Children develop an image of themselves based on how others see them. Other people act as a mirror, reflecting back the image a child projects through their reactions to the child’s behavior.

George Herbert Mead – Role-Taking Section 2: The Social Self George Herbert Mead – Role-Taking People not only come to see themselves as others see them but also take on or pretend to take on the roles of others through imitation, play, and games. This process enables people to anticipate what others expect of them.

Mead (continued) Significant Others- People closest to us- parents, siblings, relatives-those that have a direct influence on our socialization. Generalized Others-internalized attitudes, expectations, and viewpoints of society. We internalize these through role-taking.

Mead- (continued) Through role-taking individuals develop a sense of self. The self consists of 2 parts- “I”- the un-socialized part of our personality “Me”- the socialized self. In childhood “I” is stronger and as we become socialized we become “Me.” To be a well-rounded member of society a person needs both aspects of self.

Agents of Socialization Section 3: Agents of Socialization Agents of Socialization Family – most important agent Peer group – primary group composed of individuals of roughly equal age and social characteristics, particularly influential during pre-teenage and early teenage years School – plays a major role Mass media – books, films, the Internet, magazines and television, not face-to-face

Importance of Family and Education Section 3: Agents of Socialization Importance of Family and Education Teach children important life skills Teach values, norms and beliefs

Re-socialization Total Institution- people are isolated from the rest of society for a set period of time. Examples: prisons, military boot camps, psychiatric hospitals. Re-socialization- a break with past experiences and learning new values and norms.