SOCI 205 1nd Edition Lecture 10 Outline of Last Lecture I. Effect of media on societyOutline of Current Lecture II. Socialization III. Limits of socializationIV. CooleyV. MeadVI. EriksonCurrent LectureSocialization- Socialization is the process by which individuals internalize the values, beliefs, and normsof a given society and learn to function as a member of that society- The lifelong process whereby individuals come to acquire a sense of their culture and develop their human potential- The lifelong social experience by which individuals develop their human potential and learn patterns of their culture- The way in which individuals attempt to align their own thoughts, feelings, and behavior to fit into society or groupsLimits of Socialization- Biological scienceso Biology is also a very important componento Elements of society have a naturalistic root- Social sciences—most of who and what we are as a species is learned, or social in nature- Nature or nurture?o It is a combination that makes us who we areCharles Horton Cooley- Theorized that the “self” emerges from our ability to assume the point of view of others and imagine how those others see uso Self—the individual identity of a person as perceived by that personThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Other people are essential to the development of our senses of self- Our senses of self are partly a reflection of the sentiments of other peopleo Looking-glass selfGeorge Herbert Mead- Developed a theory about how the social self develops over the course of childhood- Infants know only about the “I” and learn about the “me” and the “other” through socialinteraction- Generalized other—an internalized sense of the total expectations of others in a variety of settings—regardless of whether we’ve encountered those people or places beforeo Allows them to apply norms and behaviors learned in specific situations to new situations- Imitation, play, and games help children recognize one another, distinguish between self and other, and grasp the idea that other people can have multiple rolesEric Erikson- Established a theory of psychosocial development that identifies eight stages that span a person’s lifetime- Each stage involves a specific conflict that a person must resolve in order to move on to the next