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SOCIALIZATION & MEDIA Week Four Sociology 1301: Introduction to Sociology Socialization Socialization: the process through which individuals internalize the values, beliefs, and norms of a society and learn to function as its members Values: moral beliefs Norms: how values are put into play Human Nature: a blend of “organic equipment” and social interaction Agents of Socialization Family School Peers Media Resocialization Total Institution Socialization Theories of Socialization Charles Horton Cooley George Mead Self: the individual identity of a person as perceived by that same person. I: one’s sense of agency, action or power Me: the self as a distinct object to be perceived by others Other: someone or something outside of oneself Generalized Other: an internalized sense of the total expectations of others in a variety of settings regardless of whether we’ve encountered those people or places before Erik Erickson 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development Erickson Erickson Erickson Erickson Culture Culture: a set of beliefs, traditions, and practices. Nonmaterial culture: values, beliefs, behaviors, and social norms. Material culture: everything that is part of our constructed environment, including technology. Cultural Relativism: taking into account differences across cultures without passing judgment or assigning value. Cultural scripts: modes of behavior and understanding that are not universal or natural. Subculture: the distinct cultural values and behavioral patterns of a particular group in society; group having social, economic, or ethnic traits distinctive enough to distinguish it from others within the same culture or society. Media Media: formats or vehicles that carry, present, or communicate information Hegemony: a historical process in which a dominant group, by virtue of its moral and intellectual leadership in society, secures the voluntary "consent" of the masses Impact of the Media Works Cited Conley, D. (2008). You may ask yourself: An introduction to thinking like a sociologist. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Massey, G. (Ed.) (2006). Readings for sociology (5th Ed.). New York: W. W. Norton & Company.