Lecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture I Socialization II What Makes Us Human III Theories of Socialization IV Privacy V Mechanisms for Developing Sense of Self VI Agents of Socialization VII Mechanisms of Socialization VIII Surveillance in Schools Outline of Current Lecture I Agents of Socialization II Role Theory III Components of Role Theory IV Gender Roles V Symbolic Interaction VI Multiple Meanings of Coke Commercial VII Dramaturgical Theory SOC 100 1st Edition VIII Ethnomethodology IX Social Construction of Reality Current Lecture X Agents of Socialization a Total Institutions i institution which one is totally immersed and that controls all the basics of day to day life 1 one single authority ii changes people so they can perform unusual tasks 1 structured behavior 2 changes values iii Example prisons military iv Resocialization 1 a change in the values beliefs or norms through an intense social process a goal of total institutions 2 Example Military a discipline and order b bonding c warrior i masculinity XI Role Theory a description of social interaction These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best b most everyday activity is the acting out of socially defined categories iv people behave in predictable ways c social roles that we occupy have sets of rights duties expectations norms and behaviors XII Components of Role Theory a status iv position in society that comes with a set of expectations v Ascribed status 2 one we are born with and unlikely to change c assigned without regard to individual talents and achievments 3 Example Paris Hilton vi Achieved Status 2 one we have earned through individual effort voluntary b Roles iv norms roles behaviors and personality characterisitics that are attached to a particular status v the way we meet the expectations that are associated with our status c Roles and Statuses iv individuals may occupy different statuses v individuals may play one or more roles with in each status vi Example role as a professor service teachng research d Role Strain iv roles associated with a single status clash v Example parents 2 provider vs caregiver 3 nurturer vs disiplinarion e Role Conflict iv occurs when the roles associated with one status clash with roles associated with a different status v Example Moms in military 2 deployments 3 effects on family c absence of mom d mom s role of solider vi different from role strain because social interactions being produced are attributed between two different statuses XIII Gender Roles a set of behavioral norms associated primarily with males or females in a given group or system b they can be more powerful and influential than other roles that people fill c they are also subject to change XIV Social Construction of Reality a people give meaning or value to ideas or objects through so cial interactions b an ongoing process embedded in our everyday interactions XV Symbolic Interaction a microlevel theory based on the idea that people act in accor dance with shared meanings orientations and assumptions iv meanings are the product of social interactions among people v meanings modified by our interpretations XVI Multiple Meanings of Coke Commercial a America is Melting Pot b US is on the road to perdition c buy more coke XVII Dramaturgical Theory a Erving Goffman b social life is a theatrical performance in which we are all actors on metaphyscial stages with roles scripts costumes and sets XVIII Ethnomethodolgy a an approach to studying human interaction that focuses on the ways in which we make sense of our world convey this understanding of others b Breaching Experiments iv method for studying social interactions 2 having collaborators exhibit abnormal or atypical behaviors in social interactions 3 see how other people react XIX Social Construction of Reality a influence of the internet iv creates new types of social interaction that don t incorporate verbal or visual cues