Studied by 3 people
George Mead
________ used the term "generalised other "to refer to our perception of how people in general think of us.
Charles Horton Cooley
________ concluded that the self is part of how society makes us → our sense of self develops from interactions with others.
Agents of Socialisation
________: people who influence our orientation in life- family- peer groups- mass media.
Social class
________: social location people hold based on their income, education, and occupational prestige → influences our behaviour, ideas, and attitudes.
Feral children
children assumed to have been raised by animals, in the wilderness, isolated from humans
Isolated children
children who were so deprived of interaction that they did not become socialised
Looking-glass self
process by which this unique aspect of "humanness" develops
Agents of Socialisation
people who influence our orientation in life -family -peer groups -mass media
Social class
social location people hold based on their income, education, and occupational prestige → influences our behaviour, ideas, and attitudes
Status
position that someone occupies
Status Symbol
objects to elicit recognition of status → signs that identify status
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