Presented by:

Hamna Syed
Alisha Rasheed

Romana Noor

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SOCIALIZING AND
PERSONALITY
Today’s main objectives
• To clarify the meaning and definition of personality.
• To explain the basic concepts of socialization including its
meaning, definition and other relevant aspects.
Topic Interpretation
• Socialization is an important aspect in the development of
personality.
• It is the process of learning how to interact in society.
• First, socialization teaches impulse control and helps individual
develop a conscience. This 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 to moderate
their impulse and conscience.
• It is the process of shaping and molding an individual's personality.
• Without socialization, human infant's personality is also not able
to develop.
• It is through constant socialization that we develop our
personality.(consistent ways of thinking, acting and feeling)
 • It is the sum  of the ideas, attitudes and values of a
PERSONALITY person which determine its role in society and form
an integral part of his character.
  • It is acquired by the individual as a result of his
participation in group life.
• Two main approaches to the study of personality;
1. The psychological
2. The sociological
• Includes both structure and dynamics
• It is acquired, long-term, stable and not easily
changed
• Influenced by social interaction
• Defined in terms of behavior
Definition of Personality
Q. How do you define personality?
• Came from Latin root word PERSONA meaning "mask". According to this root word, personality is an
impression we make on others; the mask we present to the world.
• It refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of cognition, behavior and emotion.
• The judgement of an individual, by the society, is based on its personality. It always directs the mind
towards the physical appearance of an individual.
• Here we are talking about something which not only covers physical but also mental and psychological
aspects, something which presents you infront of the community and the society.
• ACCORDING TO BRINKERHOFF, "personality is the unique attributes and abilities of an individual.
Q. How do you get your personality?
• Some of your personality comes from your parents. Just as parents pass down physical traits like hair and
eye color to their offspring, they can also give them different personality traits.
• They are in your genes, the information passed throughout the generations.
Types of Personalities
 There are three types of personalities,
explained by Sociologists;
1. Introvert
2. Extrovert
3. Ambivert
 Introvert
A person with qualities of a personality type known as introversion, which means that they feel
more comfortable focusing on their inner thoughts and ideas, rather than what’s happening
externally.
According to a psychologist, CARL JUNG, introvert and extrovert are two types of personalities that
sort people into how they get or spend their energy
Introverts, JUNG said, turn to their own minds to recharge while extroverts seek out other people
for their energy needs.
Studies show the following qualities of introverts;
• Good listeners
• Self-sufficient
• Easy to please
• Very observant/focused
• Good at studying
• Trustworthy
• Remain in touch with their feelings
Extrovert
• Extraversion is the quality of being outgoing and directing attention to things other than yourself.
• Characterized by sociability, assertiveness, talkativeness, and excitability. People who are high in extraversion seek out
social stimulation and love to engage with others.
• Feel energized by communication and engaging with others, tend to be very social often comfortable in group settings ,
enjoy stimulating activities.
 Traits;
• Make decisions quickly
• Recharge by socializing
• Friendly
• Outgoing
• Easily distracted
• Action-oriented
• Excellent communicators
 Ambivert
• If you’re a person, who feels equally fulfilled whether you’re in a crowd
or at home alone reading a book, you might be an ambivert.
• Able to be flexible in a variety of situations, often knowing when to talk
and when to listen.
• They are the person who are not bothered whether they are given
company or left alone.
• A mixture of both introverts and extroverts
 They have a lot of great traits;
• Good listener and communicator
• Ability to regulate behavior
• Feel comfortable in social settings but also value their own alone time
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 SOCIALIZATION
• The process by which an individual learns the behavioral
patterns of the society he lives in, thus transforming himself
from a natural man into a socialized man is called
socialization.
• Lifelong process of social interaction
• Self-identity, mental, physical and social skills are acquired,
needed for survival in the society.
• It is significant to individual and society.
• Essential for individual survival and human development.
• Socialization enables society to reproduce itself by passing on
its culture from one to the next generation.
AGENTS AND AGENCIES OF
SOCIALIZATION
In general, agents are people while agencies represent the organizations involved
in our socialization.
It includes family, media, peers and religion.

FAMILY
• Families introduce children to the expectations of the society.
• Studies show that family socialize their children somewhat differently based on
race, ethnicity and class.
• The kind of person we become greatly depends on the particular society and
social groups that surrounds us at birth and early childhood.
• How parents define and treat a child is very crucial to the development of the
child’s sense of self.
GENDER SOCIALIZATION
• Gender socialization is basically learning cultural expectations of muscularity and
feminity.
• It is not a unitary process, it involves different categories of people.
• Gender, most differences between sexes are cultural.
• Parents raise their daughters and sons quite differently as they interact with them
from birth.
• Parents help their girls and boys how to act and think like a girl and a boy
respectively in the society.
• From birth, parents speak their girls and boys in gender appropriate way.
• As they grow up, they face different expectations and are assigned different tasks.
• They learn about typical male and female domestic and occupational roles.
THE SCHOOL
• School socializes children by teaching them
their formal curriculum but also a hidden
curriculum.
• Schools teach knowledge and skills that have a
profound impact over children’s self-image.
• most socialization is delicate, the emphasis is
an acquiring skill that enable the student to fit
in a large society.
PEER GROUP
• A peer group is a group of people who are linked
by common interest and usually similar age.
• The first peer group is the neighborhood
playgroup,.
• Later in life, peer groups become more influential
in school and work place.
TYPES OF SOCIALIZATION
• Primary socialization
Primary socialization in sociology is the period early in a
person’s life during which they initially learn and build
themselves through experiences and interactions around them.
For example; Family, daycare, peer groups and media.

• Secondary socialization;
It refers to the social learning that children undergo when they
enter other social institutions like school. Characteristics of the
school teacher and the peer groups all influence the socialization
of children within school settings.
 Types of socialization
• Anticipatory socialization;
It is the process facilitated by social interactions, in which non-
group members learn to take on the values and standards of group
that they aspire to join, so as to ease their entry into the group and
help them interact completely once they have been accepted by it.
For example.; in law school systems learn how to behave like
lawyers.
• Reciprocal socialization;
it is bidirectional, children socialize parents just as parents
socialize children.
For example; interacting with friends and family being told to
obey rules and being taught how to behave in public places.
Resocialization;
It is a process in which a person is taught new norms, values and
practices that foster their transition from one social role to another,
the second part of resocialization involves the systematic attempt
to build a different personality or self that is generally done
through a system of rewards and punishments.
 THEORIES OF SOCIALIZATION
• Two sides of self by g.h mead;
• GH Mead is famous for his theories for social self which include the concept
of ME and I. focuses on the way in which self is developed.
• The development of social self by GH Mead, is based on the perspective that
self emerges from social interactions such as;
 Observing and interacting with others
 Responding to others opinion about one self
 Internalizing external opinions and Internal feelings about one self
• According to Mead, the self has two sides of phases ME and I.
• The ‘ME’ is considered as the social aspect of individual. It represents
learned behavior, attitude and expectations of others and society. A phase of
the self that is in the PAST.
• The ‘I’ therefore can be considered as the PRESENT and FUTURE phase of
Cooley’s the looking glass self theory
• Charles Horton Cooley, used the term, THE LOOKING
GLASS SELF, to explain the process of socialization.
• In his work, human nature and the order introduced the
concept of the looking glass self in 1902.
• It can be explained as the reflection of what we think
appear in front of others or how we are viewed and
conceived by others.
• The concept of looking glass self and its importance can
also seek through the growing social media.
• Social media acts as a mirror to people where they seek for
judgements and feedbacks from other people.
 PHOBIAS RELATED TO SOCIALIZATION
• Social anxiety disorder;
• Referred to as a social phobia.
• Type of anxiety disorder that causes extreme fear in social
settings.
• People with this disorder have trouble talking to other
people, attending social gatherings.
• They fear being judged, scrutinized by others.
The terms related to social anxiety are as under;

GLoSSOPHOBIA;
Glossophobia or the fear of public speaking is remarkably
common. Infact, some experts estimated that 77% of the
people have same level of anxiety regarding public speaking.
• Anthrophobia;
• It is the fear of people.
• Intense feeling of fear or anxiety at
the od thought bring around other
people.
• These people avoid crowds, fear
eye contact or worry that they are
being judged.