Module 3 sociological perspective of self

Sociology

 the study of the role of society in shaping behavior.

socialization

the process of learning one’s culture and how to live within it.

takes place through the interaction with various agents of socialization, like peer groups and families, plus both formal and informal social institutions, like schools and clubs.

social construction

means that individuals develop a sense of self-based on how they think other people see and judge them.

As with socialization in general, we are not _______ participants in this process but rather, have a powerful influence over how this process develops and its circumstances. 

passive

examples of social agencies

Family

schools

communities

george herbert mead theory

the I Self and the Me Self Theory

father of american pragmatism and a sociologist and a pioneer in the filed of social psychology

george herbert mead

explain meads theory

the me is considered the socialized aspect of idividual like learned behaviors, attitude, expectations etc

the I can be considered the present and future phase of the self it represent the response to Me

these 2 have didactic relationship

charles horton cooley theory

looking glass self theory ooley argued that this self-development occurs through three key stages: imagining how one appears to others, imagining how others judge that appearance, and developing feelings about oneself based on those perceptions.

Culture

'a complex whole that includes knowledge, beliefs, morals, law, customs, arts, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by a human as a member of society. 

two components of culture that are essential in understanding how the self is being influenced by it:

material culture These are the physical manifestations of culture.

non material culture includes intangible human creations like beliefs, values, norms, morals, rules, language, and organizations. 

Anthropology

the study of people and cultures in the past and today.

4 branches of anthropology

archeology study of how people lived in the past

physical anthropology is the study of human biology, including how people adapt to where they live and how bodies changed over time (human evolution). Physical anthropologists also study non-human

linguistic anthropology is the study of how people speak and the words they use and how their language developed and evolved.

cultural anthropology is the study of how people live their lives in the present and how they may have lived in the past, including the tools they used and the food they produced and consumed.