UTS Topic 2: Sociological Perspective of the Self

Prelim

Sociology

Study of the role of society in shaping behavior

Socialization

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

Family

Most influential social group that impacts us in the entire course of development.

Schools

This place makes our world perspectives go bigger as we get exposed to more people and a formal set of standards

Communities

Influenced our beliefs and practices by what our societies dictate

George Herbert

Person

An American sociologist and considered as the Father of American Pragmatism.

According to him, the self is not there from birth, but it is developed over time from social experience.

“Me” Self

“Me” or “I”?

-The socialized aspect of the individual

-Represents learned behaviors, attitudes, and expectations of others and society

“I” Self

“Me” or “I”?

-Present and future phase of the self

-Individual’s Identity

-Allows the individual to still express creativity and individualism

Charles Horton Cooley

Person

-He is a sociologist who coined the concept of the “looking-glass self”

-individuals base their sense of self on how they believe othes view them

-People you interact with become your “mirrors”

Culture

Includes all the knowledge, beliefs, morals, law, customs, arts, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by a human as a member of society.

Material Culture

Type of culture

The things that people make and use.

Non-Material Culture

Type of Culture

All intangible human creations such as values, norms, rules, language, etc.

Anthropology

Is the study of humans, their societies, cultures, and how they developed over time.

Archeology

Branch of Anthropology

Is the study of how people lived in the past. Learn from artifacts like pottery and tools.

Physical Anthropology

Branch of Anthropology

The study of human biology, how people adapt to where they live and human evolution

Linguistic Anthropology

Branch of Anthropology

Study of how people speak and the words they use and how their language developed.

Cultural Anthropology

Branch of Anthropology

Study of how people live their lives in the present and how they may have lived in the past.