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SOCIALIZING THE INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT 3/3/14 Personality is best defined as the sum total of behaviors, attitudes, beliefs and values that are characteristic of an individual. What is your personality? Where did you get it? (why do you have those behaviors, attitudes, beliefs and values) NATURE Instincts – unchanging biologically inherited behavior pattern examples? goosebumps blushing chills yawning mammalian dive reflex Heredity – genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to child aptitude- capacity to learn a particular skill NURTURE Birth Order Parental Characteristics young vs old strict vs. laid-back The Cultural Environment BELL WORK 2/18 Describe what you think would happen if a child was raised in the wild with no parents. What would they be able to do? What wouldn’t they be able to do? FERAL CHILDREN Socialization is the process through which people learn the basic skills beliefs and behavior patterns of a society. As we watch the video, take notes on how the socialization (or lack thereof) affected these children which skills did they acquire? which skills did they not? BELL WORK 2/23 Take out your reading about Feral Children from Wednesday and answer the following - What factors or social institutions do you think most shaped your personality? Why? FOR REVIEW The factors sociologists look at for personality development are as follows: Nature- instincts, aptitude and heredity Nurture – The cultural environment, birth order & parental characteristics PARENTING STYLES Authoritarian – very strict “do as I say” - Creates obedience, often highly successful children - teenagers are less self-reliant, persistent, and socially poised, and have lower self-esteem Permissive – neglectful or disengaged - linked to anxiety, depression, substance abuse & poor grades - Fosters self-reliance and independence Authoritative – ‘democratic parenting’ - Encourages critical thinking, problem solving and has a positive correlation with high academic achievement? - Tend to be more conforming than others BIRTH ORDER ARTICLE Read the article you got at the beginning of class and answer the following… Do the examples work for you? Why or why not? THEORIES ON SOCIALIZATION – HOW WE DEVELOP OUR SENSE OF SELF Tabula rasa (blank slate)- people are born with out a personality and develop one while interacting with their environment Looking glass selfprocess by which we develop an image of ourselves based on how we imagine we appear to others Role taking- we learn to see ourselves through the eyes of others and act accordingly HOMEWORK Read 95-98 and answer the reading focus questions at the beginning of the chapter what are the three theories to explain the development of self? how does our environment affect the presentation of self? BELL WORK 2/24 THE PRESENTATION OF SELF Impression management- when people make an effort to play their roles in society well and control the impressions that the audience receives Quick WriteThink of a situation where you managed your behavior according to the impressions of others SOCIALIZATION Socialization is the process through which people learn the basic skills beliefs and behavior patterns of a society. Through the process of socialization people develop a sense of self or the conscious awareness that you possess a unique identity that separates you from and your environment from other members of society In life one person can take on many roles. Within those roles are expected behaviors. When you came into school today, you took on the role of a student. What expectations are involved with being a student? How did you come to know what those expected behaviors are? AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION Family Media Peers Religion Sports School HOW DO DIFFERENT AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION DIFFER? The Family deliberate vs unintended Usually deals with wider society Peer Group Focus is the subculture of the group rather than wider society The School similar to the family but generally more formal/deliberate The Mass Media impersonal usually the individual is an observer and not an active participant IN YOUR NOTEBOOK WRITE DOWN THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS: 1. Is the socialization experience the same for everyone? 2. What can make it different? 2 VIDEOS Fat Albert While we watch- take note of the ways in which this show socializes children, what messages is Bill Cosby trying to send the children who watch his show? Socialization North Korean Style While we watch – take note of the ways in which the producers are supposedly trying to socialize the people of North Korea Think of what values, beliefs and norms are demonstrated through this video? Sidenote- what makes this video, if nothing else, an incredible work in irony DOING SOCIOLOGY DUE FRIDAY By Friday you are to watch AT LEAST 1 hour of television You are then to write a 3 paragraph summary on what you saw. In this summary you should Identify the target audience of the socialization taking place Explain the values, beliefs and symbols that come up throughout your viewing Analyze the purpose of the socialization taking place, in other words what is the purpose of the piece of culture you are viewing? RESOCIALIZATION Involves a break with past experiences and the learning of new values and norms Voluntary Involuntary Total Institutions Prison, Boot Camp, North Korea IF YOUR STILL NOT CONVINCED YOUR BEHAVIOR DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION YOUR IN…. The Milgram experiment Stanford Prison study