Socialization: the process by which individuals learn the appropriate values of their culture
Self: one\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s nature and identity based on social interactions
Mead\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s view on self:
– I – the unsocialized self
– Me – the social self
– Your \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\”I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\” might want to shout obscene language, but your \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\”me\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\” refrains from doing so
Stages of play:
– Preparatory: imitation of others
– Play: pretending to be others
– Game: taking the role of multiple people at one time (before age 10)
– Significant other: individuals who are important to development of self
– Generalized other: internalizing societal norms and expectations
Cooley\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s looking-glass self: imagining the reactions of others towards oneself
Agents of socialization: components that influence the behaviors of members of society (ex: the shows you watch)
Social learning theory: learning from one another in a social context (observation and imitation)
Hidden curriculum: unintentional education of students in the ideals of society
Dramaturgy: we are all actors on the stage of life
Front stage: person\’s public life that they reveal to the world
Backstage: a person\’s private world
Impression management: an effort to control the impression others have of us