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CHAPTER 4 LESSON 1 Socialization and Enculturation

The document discusses key concepts related to socialization and culture. It defines socialization as the lifelong process by which people learn the norms and values of their culture and society. Enculturation is defined as learning the requirements and acquiring the values and behaviors of one's surrounding culture. The document outlines several goals of socialization including developing impulse control, learning social roles, and cultivating shared meanings and values. It also discusses Mead's theory of how the self develops through social interactions and exchange of symbols. Other concepts covered include identity formation, self-concept, cultural identity, norms, values, status, roles, and impression management.

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CHAPTER 4 LESSON 1 Socialization and Enculturation

The document discusses key concepts related to socialization and culture. It defines socialization as the lifelong process by which people learn the norms and values of their culture and society. Enculturation is defined as learning the requirements and acquiring the values and behaviors of one's surrounding culture. The document outlines several goals of socialization including developing impulse control, learning social roles, and cultivating shared meanings and values. It also discusses Mead's theory of how the self develops through social interactions and exchange of symbols. Other concepts covered include identity formation, self-concept, cultural identity, norms, values, status, roles, and impression management.

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Socializatio

n and
Enculturatio
n
Socialization
 It refers to a lifelong social
experience by which people
develop their human potential and
learn culture.
 the process of learning to behave
in a way that is acceptable to
society.
 the activity of mixing socially
with others.
Enculturatio
 n
it is the process by which people
learn the requirements of their
surrounding culture and acquire
the values and behaviors
appropriate or necessary in that
culture.
 the influences that limits, direct,
or shape the individual (whether
deliberate or not) include parents,
other adults and peers.
 it refers to the gradual acquisition of
the characteristics of norms of a
culture or group by a person, another
culture, etc.
 It starts with actual exposure to
another culture and the duration and
extent to exposure account for the
quality of the result.
Three Goals of
Socialization

Socialization teaches impulse
control and helps individuals
develop a conscience.
 Socialization teaches
individuals how to prepare for
and perform certain social roles.
 Socialization cultivates shared
sources of meaning and values.
Socialization teaches
impulse control and helps
individuals develop a
conscience.
 the first goal is accomplished
naturally.
 as people grow up within a
particular society, they pick up on
the expectations of those around
them and internalize these
expectations to moderate their
impulses and develop conscience.
Socialization teaches
individuals how to prepare
for and perform certain social
roles.

occupational roles,
gender roles, and the
roles of institutions such
as marriage and
parenthood
Socialization cultivates shared
sources of meaning and values.


through socialization, people
learn to identify what is
important and valued within a
particular time
Mead and the
development of the
social mind (self)
George Herbert Mead

 He believed that people develop


self-images through interactions
with other people.
 He argued that the self, which is
the part of a person’s personality
consisting of self-awareness and
self-image, is a product of social
experience.
Four ideas about how
the self develops
 The self develops solely through
social experience.
 Social experience consists of the
exchange of symbols.
 Knowing others’ intentions
requires imagining the situation
from their perspectives.
 Understanding the role of the
other results in self-awareness.
Social experience consists of
the exchange of symbols.

 theparticularly human use of


language and other symbols
to convey meaning
The self develops solely
through social experience.

 notion that personality is


determined partly by biological
drives
Knowing others’
intentions requires
imagining the situation
from their perspectives.


social experience depends on
our seeing ourselves as others
do, or, as he coined it, “taking
the role of the other”
Understanding the role of the
other results in self-awareness.

 Mead posited that there is an


active “I” self and an objective
“me” self.
 The “I” self is active and initiates
action.
 The “me” self continues,
interrupts, or changes action
depending on how others
respond.
Identity Formation
 is the development of an individuals
distinct personality , which is regarded
as a persisting entity in a particular
stage of life by which a person is
recognized or known.
 defines individuals to others and
themselves
 clearly influences personal identity by
which the individual thinks of him or
herself as a discrete and separate
identity.
Self-concept

 is the sum of a beings knowledge


and understanding of his or
herself
 is different from self-
consciousness, which is an
awareness of one self
 includes physical, psychological
and social attributes, which can
influenced by the individuals
attitudes, habits, beliefs, and
Cultural Identity


is one’s feeling of identity
or affiliation with a group
or culture
Ethnic Identity

 is the identification with a certain


ethnicity, usually on basis of a
presumed common genealogy or
ancestry.
National Identity

 is an ethical and philosophical


concept whereby all humans are
divided into groups p called
nations
 members of a nation share a
common identity and usually a
common origin, ancestry and
parentage.
Religious Identity

 is the set of beliefs and practices


generally held by an individual
involving adherence to codified
beliefs and rituals
 the study of ancestral or cultural
traditions, writings, history and
mythology, as well as faith and
mystic experience.
Master Identity

 Itgives order to the operation of


the other identities individually or
collectively.
Norm
 Is a rule that guides the behavior of
members of a society or group
 considered norms to be social
facts, that is, things that exist in
society independent of individuals
and that shape our thoughts and
behavior
 are an important part of the
cultural capital that each of us
possess and embodies
 arethings that we take for granted
and spend little time thinking about,
but we become highly conscious of
them when we break or do not follow
them
For example 1:
We know that we have gathered a
variety of items for purchase in a
store, we must proceed to cashier and
pay for them
Normal


refers to that which conforms
to norms
 is the act of abiding these
rules
Normative

 refers
to beliefs that are
expressed as directives or value
judgements.
For example:
Believing that a woman should
always sit with her legs crossed
because it is “ladylike”
Proscriptive and
Prescriptive
Proscriptive stating what
we should not do
 Prescriptive stating
what we should do
Mores

 refer
to norm that are widely
observed and have great
more significance
Folkways

 referto norm for routine and


casual interaction
Values

 are culturally defined standards


that people use to decide what is
desirable, good and beautiful, and
that serve as broad guidelines for
social living
Four aspects of the
sociological concept of value

 Values exist at different levels of


generally or abstraction
 Values tend to be hierarchically
arranged
 Values are explicit and implicit in
varying degrees
 Values often are in conflict with
one another
Four basic Filipino
values
 emotional closeness and security
in a family
 approval from authority and of
society
 economic and social betterment
 patience, endurance and
suffering
Status

 Is a part of our social identity


and helps define our
relationship to others
 simply as a position in a
social system
 refers to a social position
that a person holds
Status set
 refersto all the statuses a person
hold at a given time
For example:
A teenager girl is a daughter to her
parents.
A sister to her brother
A student at school
A spiker on her volley team
Ascribed status
 Is a social position a person receives
at birth or takes on involuntarily later
in life
 are matters about which we have
little or no choice at all
For example:
A Filipino
A teenager
A widower
Achieved Status

 refers
to social position a person
takes on voluntarily that reflects
personal identity and effort.
For example:
honor student, boxing champion,
nurse, software writer, director,
teacher
Role
 refers
to the behavior expected of
someone who holds a particular
status.
For example:
If you have the status of a student,
you must perform the role of
attending classes and completing
assignments.
Role Set
 identify a number of roles
attached to a single status
Role Strain
 it is expected that in some
social situations, people may
experience what sociologists
 results from the completing
demands of two or more roles
that vie for our time and energy
Impression
Management
 is a concept to be taken seriously
 it has the power and influence to
create a favorable public opinion
of a particular person
 it can break a person in regards
to social standings, and it can
repair a damaged persona
 ability to dictate a persons
position in society

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