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Socialization CA

Socialization CA

What is the socialization • Socialization is the process by which children and adults

What is the socialization • Socialization is the process by which children and adults learn from others. • Many people think that socialization is especially important for infants and children. • psychologists now realize that socialization continues all across the life span, as long as people continue to learn from social experiences.

How socialization is important • Man is not born social. Socialization converts man, the

How socialization is important • Man is not born social. Socialization converts man, the biological being into man, the social being. • Socialization contributes to the development of personality fm!r. Ij jra. Okhg. Personality is a product of society. • Helps to became disciplined jskhdkql=, j yeisrsug. It is the values, ideals, aims and objectives of life and the means of attaining them. • Helps to enact different roles jsjs. O N=usld ksr. Emkh. • Every individual has to enact different roles in his life

 • Provides the knowledge of skills l=I, ; d jra. Okh. • Socialization

• Provides the knowledge of skills l=I, ; d jra. Okh. • Socialization skills help the individual to play economic, professional, educational, religious and political roles in his latter life.

. WAYS OF SOCIALIZATION • 1. Socialization starts with the face and the body

. WAYS OF SOCIALIZATION • 1. Socialization starts with the face and the body language. • A smile indicates your willingness to know more about the event and the people attending it. • 2. Keep a clean sense of humor. • If you have the natural knack of making people laugh, then you would find it easy to socialize. • 3. Be attentive throughout the conversation. • Showing a sincere interest in what others are saying inspires a fruitful exchange of ideas.

 • 4. Maintain an open and positive frame of mind. • When joining

• 4. Maintain an open and positive frame of mind. • When joining a social activity, you should expect to encounter people of varied beliefs, nationality, religion, orientation and sensibilities. • 5. Respect the distance and personal space of others. • You may radiate with well-mannered interactive skills, but if others refuse to reciprocate your enthusiasm, move to another group that seems to be more welcoming.

Types of socialization • 1. Primary socialization: • It takes place in the early

Types of socialization • 1. Primary socialization: • It takes place in the early years of life of the new born individual. • 2. Development socialization • This kind of learning is based on the achievements of primary socialization. • 3. Anticipatory socialization • Men not only learn the culture of the group of which they are immediate members • 4. Re socialization: • It is not only do individuals change roles within groups, but they also change membership – groups. • 5. Broad socialization • It is intended to promote independence, individualism and self expression

Primary socialization: becoming human • Much takes place before age 5 • Carried out

Primary socialization: becoming human • Much takes place before age 5 • Carried out by parents and family • Includes: • Language development • Internalization of norms, values, etc. • Establishing identity (“Who am I? ”) • Human development (Intellectual, Emotional, Social)

Anticipatory Socialization • Preparing for a role. Examples: • Education • Training or practicing

Anticipatory Socialization • Preparing for a role. Examples: • Education • Training or practicing a sport or activity • Choosing a major or career • Internship, training • Engagement • Pregnancy

Resocialization • Drastic form of adult socialization • Changes entire environment, culture, and possibly

Resocialization • Drastic form of adult socialization • Changes entire environment, culture, and possibly self -concept • Moving to foreign country • Being institutionalized or incarcerated • Joining military • Total institution: controls all basics of everyday life, aimed at resocialization

Types of socialization • 6. Narrow socialization • It is intended to promote obedient

Types of socialization • 6. Narrow socialization • It is intended to promote obedient and conformity • 7. Natural socialization • occurs when infants and young starts explore, play and discover the social word. • 8. Positive socialization • positive socialization is the social learning that is best on pleasure existing experience • 9. Negative socialization • negative socialization occurred when others use punishment.

Theoretical Understandings of Socialization • Symbolic Interactionism - the self develops as a result

Theoretical Understandings of Socialization • Symbolic Interactionism - the self develops as a result of interrelated social interactions and interpretive processes. this approach also argues that socialization is a continuous, lifelong process • Role Theory - socialization is seen as a process of acquisition of appropriate norms, attitudes, self-images, values, and role behaviors that enable acceptance in the group and effective performance of new roles

Theoretical Understandings of Socialization • Reinforcement Theory - the self develops as a result

Theoretical Understandings of Socialization • Reinforcement Theory - the self develops as a result of cognitive evaluations of costs and benefits • Internalization Theory - socialization is a series of stages in which the individual learns to participate in various levels of organization of society

Cooley’s Looking-Glass Self • Charles H. Cooley’s notion of the “lookingglass self” proposes that,

Cooley’s Looking-Glass Self • Charles H. Cooley’s notion of the “lookingglass self” proposes that, like a mirror, the self develops through a process of reflection.

George Herbert Mead—The Three Stages of the “I -ME” Self • George Herbert Mead’s

George Herbert Mead—The Three Stages of the “I -ME” Self • George Herbert Mead’s Mind, Self, and Society suggests that the self is the part of personal identity that has both self-awareness and selfimage. • development of self involves interaction with others.

“I” • For Mead, the self consists of two parts: the “I” and the

“I” • For Mead, the self consists of two parts: the “I” and the “Me”. • These two parts essentially create the self through their interaction. • The “I” Self is the part of us that is an active subject, our subjective sense of who we are. • It seeks self-fulfillment, asking “What do I want? ”

“Me” • In contrast, the “Me” Self is the objective part of the self;

“Me” • In contrast, the “Me” Self is the objective part of the self; the part of our self-concept that questions how others might interpret our actions. • The “Me” understands the symbols that others give us, and seeks to find favorable reactions to our behaviors from others.

Socialization stages • According to Mead, the self develops in three stages: 1. Imitation

Socialization stages • According to Mead, the self develops in three stages: 1. Imitation stage the period from birth to about age 2, -children merely copy the behaviors of those around them. 2. Play Stage occurs around the ages of 2 -4 years, during which children play roles and begin to take on the characteristics of important people in the world. 3. Game stage this stage begins at 4 years and never truly ends, it is the stage in which we begin to understand that others have expectations and demands placed on them– called “the generalized other”

Erikson’s Eight Stages of Development • Erikson proposed that humans develop a personality in

Erikson’s Eight Stages of Development • Erikson proposed that humans develop a personality in eight psychosocial, or psychological and social, stages. • During each stage, we experience a particular psychosocial crisis that will be resolved either positively or negatively, and each outcome will have an effect on our ability to deal with the next one.

Erikson’s 8 Stages 1. 2. 3. 4. Trust vs. Mistrust Autonomy vs. Shame &

Erikson’s 8 Stages 1. 2. 3. 4. Trust vs. Mistrust Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt Initiative vs. Guilt Industry vs. Inferiority 5. 6. 7. 8. Identity vs. Role Confusion Intimacy vs. Isolation Generativity vs. Stagnation Integrity vs. Despair

Theories of Socialization • Freud: psychosexual development – battle with id is reenacted at

Theories of Socialization • Freud: psychosexual development – battle with id is reenacted at each stage • “Oral” stage (feeding) - basic trust develops when caregivers meet baby’s needs. • “Anal” stage (toilet training) symbolizes self control. • “Phallic” stage (discovery of sexuality) – child becomes romantically attracted to opposite sex parent. Internalizes gender roles (powerful but distant father, mother as caregiver, nurturer)

Theories of Socialization • Freud: Stages of emotional development • “latent” stage (quiet time)

Theories of Socialization • Freud: Stages of emotional development • “latent” stage (quiet time) • “genital” stage (puberty) – early relationship with parents is resolved by healthy attraction to opposite sex. • Ability to have strong emotional relationships depends on early experiences.

Jean Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development • Jean Piaget focused on cognitive development, which

Jean Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development • Jean Piaget focused on cognitive development, which relates to a person’s ability to think and reason. • Since the way we think helps shape our selfconcept, cognition (thinking) plays a significant role in socialization. • Piaget found that children don’t think like adults.

Jean Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development § Sensorimotor stage the stage (birth to 2

Jean Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development § Sensorimotor stage the stage (birth to 2 years) at which infants learn to experience and think about the world through their senses and motor skills. § Preoperational Stage the stage (ages 2 -7 years) which the ability to speak grows rapidly. § Concrete Operational Stage (7 through 12 years old) at which children can think about objects in the world more than one way and start to understand causal connections in their surroundings. § Formal Operational Stage (12 years and above) where people become able to comprehend abstract thought.