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chapter4.pptxINTRO TO SOCIOLOGY
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CULTURE AND THE SELF
Our development is influenced by our environments
We are exposed to myriad Agents of Socialization as we grow up.
Family
School
Peer Groups
Mass Media
Work
Socialization
Through these agents of socialization we learn our:
Social Roles
And we formulate our:
Identities
IDENTITIES
Social Identity: Characteristics that others attribute to the individual
Self Identity: The process of self development through which we formulate a unique sense of ourselves and our relationship to the world around us
G.H. MEAD-Identity
Bellieved that we have a:
social self,
self consciousness,
and a perception of a Generalized Other
G.H. Mead-Identity
Self Consciousness: Awareness if our distinct social identity as a person separate from others (The “I”)
G.H. Mead-Identity
Social Self: The basis of self consciousness in individuals where identity is conferred by the actions of others (The “Me”)
SELF IDENTITY
G.H. Mead
The “I”-Self Identity
The “Me”-Social Identity
Mead argues that social consciousness is only achieved when we can fuse the “I” with the “me” and see ourselves both as we see ourselves and as others percieve us.
Social Self
How is the social self Developed?
Interaction
Environment dependent
Agents of socialization
G.H. Mead-Identity
Generalized Other: The general values and moral rules of the culture in which one is developing (Think “Dominant Culture”)
Generalized Other
General Values of the culture in which we develop
What are some of the characteristics of the generalized other in our culture?
IN CLASS ASSIGNMENT
Think about your norm violation assignment.
On a sheet of paper, write down the ways that you violating a social norm influenced the following:
Social Identity-How others perceive you
Self Identity-How you perceive yourself
How did your Self-Consciousness (awareness of your self/social identity) affect your ability to act outside the norm?
How does cultural context (Generalized Other) impact your experiment?
