Sociology and Identity Mr Barter www mrbarter wordpress

Sociology and Identity Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com How roles and stages of life shape our social identity HSP 3 U

Learning Goals: • Explain what a social identity is and how it is formed • Describe the factors that influence the development of a social identity, using real world examples • Describe the relationship between social interaction and forming a social identity • Explain how a social identity helps an individual fit in with their society • Explain Role Theory and what it means with respect to our social identity • Describe the relationship between our behaviour and our social roles • Identify and describe multiple social roles you play in your own life Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com HSP 3 U

Who Are You? Take 5 minutes to write a short statement about who you are and what defines you. What did you notice about how you define yourself? Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com HSP 3 U

I’m Batman! Just like Batman, we all have a social identity, which is Who isby. Batman? defined the roles we play and our social station (or position) in life Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com HSP 3 U

What is a Social Identity? Socialization shapes an individual and as they internalize things they learn through socialization, they develop a social identity, or in other words, a concept of themselves and how they fit in with the world. Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com Socialization What elements of socialization does this person internalize? HSP 3 U

Influences on Social Identity Age Gender Culture Social Class Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com HSP 3 U

Forming a Social Identity Socialization goes in A reflection of socialization comes out 1. Social Identity is a product of and therefore, reflects the socialization an individual receives Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com HSP 3 U

Forming a Social Identity Social interactions A more fully developed social identity Social interactions 1. Social Identity is a product of and therefore, reflects the socialization an individual receives 2. More social interactions equals more opportunities forming a social identity Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com HSP 3 U

Think About This: Do girls inherently want to go shopping, or are they socialized that way? Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com Do boys inherently not discuss feelings, or are they socialized that way? HSP 3 U

An Identity Fit for Society If socialization teaches us how to function in society, how might our social identity be shaped to fit in with social norms? Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com HSP 3 U

Why, Why? • Choose one of these characters and think about why their social identity might be the way it is • How were they socialized? • How have age, culture, gender, and social class influenced their social identity? • What kinds of social norms are their identities trying to fit in with? Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com HSP 3 U

Role Theory: All human behaviour is acted. People manipulate their appearance in order to present a specific kind of self, depending on the audience. -Erving Goffman, 1956 Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com HSP 3 U

Role Theory: Our social roles are dependent on things like our age, gender, social position, and relationships with others. This means that we are often playing different parts, or roles, in the story of our lives. Mr. Barter | • What are the roles of these characters from Brooklyn Nine? • What other roles might these characters have outside of their jobs? www. mrbarter. wordpress. com HSP 3 U

Thinking About Social Roles • Create a mind map of the roles you play in your own life • How do the following factors influence these roles? • Age • Gender • Social position • Relationships with others • Which roles do you willingly play and which roles do you reluctantly play? • What would happen if you stopped playing any of those roles? Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com 10 21 Minutes 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Minutes HSP 3 U

Learning Goals: • Explain what a social identity is and how it is formed • Describe the factors that influence the development of a social identity, using real world examples • Describe the relationship between social interaction and forming a social identity • Explain how a social identity helps an individual fit in with their society • Explain Role Theory and what it means with respect to our social identity • Describe the relationship between our behaviour and our social roles • Identify and describe multiple social roles you play in your own life Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com HSP 3 U