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The document discusses two theories of socialization: Sigmund Freud's model and George Herbert Mead's theory of the social self. Freud's model divides the self into the id, ego, and superego, which represent basic drives, conscious efforts to balance drives with social demands, and internalized cultural ideals respectively. Mead believed the self develops through social interaction and experience, where people internalize the perspectives of others in their social groups. The document also briefly outlines Charles Cooley's looking glass self theory, which posits that one's self-concept is based on imagining others' judgments of how one appears to them.

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Lecture#13

The document discusses two theories of socialization: Sigmund Freud's model and George Herbert Mead's theory of the social self. Freud's model divides the self into the id, ego, and superego, which represent basic drives, conscious efforts to balance drives with social demands, and internalized cultural ideals respectively. Mead believed the self develops through social interaction and experience, where people internalize the perspectives of others in their social groups. The document also briefly outlines Charles Cooley's looking glass self theory, which posits that one's self-concept is based on imagining others' judgments of how one appears to them.

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INTRODUCTION

TO
SOCIOLOGY
Lecture 13

SOCIALIZATION

UNDERSTANDING THE
PROCESS

Sigmund Freuds Model


Divided self into 3 parts
Id : Represents the human
beings basic drives which are
unconscious and demand
immediate satisfaction.
Un-socialized desires and
impulses, rooted in biology.

Ego:
Persons conscious efforts to
balance innate pleasureseeking drives with the
demands of society
Awareness of self (I).

Super-ego an :
Operation of culture within
individual.
Ideals and values
internalized which form the
conscience.

For Freud there is ongoing


conflict between id and
superego.
People through their
culture control the id. This
is repressive.

George Herbert Mead:


The Social Self
Self, a dimension of
personality composed of
an individuals self
awareness

Self a product of
experience.
Series of steps:
1. Self develops over time
and only through
experience.
Interaction with society
provides the experience

2. Social experience is the


exchange of symbols.
Language as a means to
experience

3. To understand intention,
one must understand the
situation from another
persons point of view.
Internalize the attitudes of
others. Generalized other
No conflict.

Charles H. Cooley:
The Looking Glass Self
Others represent a mirror.
What we think ourselves
depends on what we think
others think of us.

The Looking Glass Self


* Our perception of how we look
to others.
* Our perception in their
judgment of how we look.
* Our feelings about these
judgments.
Self-feelings, self concept, self
image.

INTRODUCTION
TO
SOCIOLOGY
Lecture 13

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