Good Morning! Bell Ringer- With your index card. Create
two review questions for Tomorrow’s quiz. Agenda- review, take 20 statement test. Objective- Students will review for test,
define the term Socialization through a personal statement activity.
Activity… Take the 20
statement quiz Rate each one
according to the four categories
A,B,C, D Count the number of
each type of response. Now compare the totals—which category got the most responses?
Results… A-mode - physical characteristics found on your driver’s license: “I
am a blonde”; “I am short”; I am a PA resident.” B-mode - socially defined statuses usually associated with group
membership of some sort: “I am a college student”; “I am a Catholic”; I am an African American.”
C-mode - styles of behavior or emotional states: “I am a happy person”; “I am a country music fan”; “I am a fashionable dresser.”
D-mode - general than individual: “I am part of the universe”; “I am a human being.” Count the number of each type of response. Now compare the totals—which category got the most responses?
Results… B-mode-base their self-concept on group membership and
institutional roles C-mode- see themselves as more independent, and define
themselves according to their individual actions and emotions rather than their connections to others.
A-mode responses may feel that they have a “skin deep” self-concept, based more on their appearance to others than on their internal qualities.
D-mode responses are harder to categorize, and may feel uncertain about the source of their sense of self
Definition of socialization Interactive process through which
individuals learn the basic skills, values, beliefs, and behavior patterns of their society.
Socialization is a complex, lifelong process.
We are all products of our social experience.
What is the purpose ofSocialization?
Understanding language and Culture (norms, values, beliefs, etc.)
Understanding of others Understanding of ourselves as a social
being or a “social self” Emergence of the “social self”
Good Afternoon! Bell Ringer: What is the definition
of Socialization? What is one purpose
of socialization? With your neighbor
share your statement quiz and compare your results.
Objective-Through notes and personality inventory students will define socialization and how the components of personality can shape behavior.
One way we are shaped is through our personality.
sum total of behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, and values that are characteristic of an individual.
Birth Order Parental
Characteristics Cultural
environment Heredity
Good morning!
Bell Ringer: Define socialization as well as the purpose of socialization
Objective: through notes and surveys, students will begin to understand their own sense of “self”
Good morning! Bell Ringer: Define
personality. Identify the four components of personality.
Objective: through notes and surveys, students will begin to understand their own sense of “self”
Activity #2 A. Walk about survey Identify how the
following shapes your personality.
B. Personal Identity Assessment
Parental influence Model personality Sub-culture Birth Order
Nature vs. Nurture?Friday’s reading-How
are feral and institutionalized children socialized?
Is it nature or nurture that influences our personality?
Welcome Back! Bell Ringer: What
four theorists did we discuss concerning the social self?
Agenda: begin PQ, hand out Social Self assignment.
Objective: Students will be able to understand the components of Mead and Cooley’s “Looking glass self” by completing an interview project.
Definition of the Self Self – the dimension of personality composed of an individual’s self-
awareness and self-image. The Self is inseparable from social
experience
How do we develop a sense of self ? John Locke-
“Tabula Rasa” Jean Piaget-
Cognitive development
Sigmund Freud- Internal development of the unconscious (id, ego, superego)
Lawrence Kohlberg-moral development (pre-conventional, conventional, post- conventional)
More theories… George Herbert Mead
– the development of the “Social Self”
Argued that “the Social Self” developed out of social interactions with others
Social interaction involves seeing ourselves as others see us or taking the role of the other
Taking the role of the other involves a constant interplay between the “I” and the“Me”
The I and the Me The “I”- the subjective element of the self; involves the direct
experiences of the self; The “Me”- the objective element of the self; involves how we look at
others and see ourselves; The “Mind”- taking the roles of others; the interplay between I and
Me
Taking the Role of the Other Significant other – when
children take the perspective of those who are most important in their lives; performed through the use of language and symbols in imitation, modeling or simple role playing after parents
Generalized other – when children take the roles of several others at once; performed through the participation of children in complex games or sports activities; children learn the shared expectations of an entire social group or society as a reference point for evaluating themselves
Good Morning! Bell Ringer: Define
the “Looking glass self.”
Look over your P.Q. paper. Any surprises?
Objective: Students will be able to understand the components of Mead and Cooley’s “Looking glass self” by completing an interview project.
The Social Self…in Three pages. To better understand how your
socialized behavior is formed, you will interview family, friends, and teachers.
Focus on questions that describe your personality.
Hopefully you can come to a conclusion on how well others see you as how you see yourself.
Interview your parents/guardian and any siblings to describe how your family has shaped your personality.
How your peers and school have shaped you, interview 3 friends and 2 teachers.
Good Morning…Bell Ringer In life one person can take on many roles.
Within those roles are expected behaviors. When you came into school today, you took on the role of a student. What expectations are involved with being a student? If you are able to identify expectations, how did you come to know what those expected behaviors are?
Charles Horton Cooley
“The Looking Glass Self” – pertains to theself-image that we have based on how wesuppose others perceive us; we imagineourselves in the same way that others seeus; others represent a “mirror” in which wecan see ourselves.
Questions… Is the socialization
experience the same for everyone?
What can make it different?
How does gender play in socialization?
Gender…. Your gender is what society expects and
prescribes for you based on your biological sex.
We are all embedded in gender. We have gender constructed experiences.
Activity… Review your gender
questionnaire with your group. Which four did you agree upon?
Agenda: Go over questionnaire, reading questions, read fairy tales.
Objective: Through class discussion and analysis of fairy tales, students will understand how gender plays in socialization.
Bell Ringer…
Make a list of gender stereotypes.
Which words would you identify as being male or female?
What was your reasoning?
Competitive Athletic Fierce Bossy Flirtatious Kind Talkative Strong Clumsy Creative Romantic Dramatic Needy Aggressive
Good Morning! Bell Ringer…On the
sheet provided write any observations you had by reading your children’s book.
how have these stories helped children and contributed to their socialization?
Share with neighbor
Some Theories… Freud’s psychoanalytic theory focuses on children’s observations about their
genitals(e.g., castration anxiety, penis envy). It has not gained much empirical support.
Social learning theories are behavioralist theories that rely on reinforcement and modeling explanations of behavior—the environment makes people do things.
Cognitive developmental theories posit that “children learn gender (and gender stereotypes) through their mental efforts to organize their social world.”
Social constructionist perspective-three key “gender lenses” (hidden assumptions): gender polarization (men and women are different and these differences constitute a central organizing principle of social life), androcentrism (males are superior to females; male experience is the normative standard); and biological essentialism (the first two lens are due to biological differences between the sexes).
The most important insight from research on gendersocialization is that because boys and girls are treateddifferently and put into different learning environments, theydevelop different needs, wants, desires, skills, andtemperaments; in short they become different types ofpeople—men and women—who hardly question why theyare different or how they ended up that way.…[T]he basic underlying model is that of the self-fulfillingprophecy. Because people think boys and girls aresupposed to be different, they treat them differently andgive them different opportunities for development. Thisdifferential treatment promotes certain behaviors and that recreate the preconceived cultural stereotypesabout gender. The process repeats itself over and over in anunending spiral across the generations, so that althoughgender stereotypes are being constantly re-created andmodified, they seem natural and impervious to change.(Coltrane, p. 114)
Activity Two… Look at the following
pictures.
Could the items be used by either gender? What kind of gender socializing messages would a person coming in contact with these items get?
Good morning! Bell Ringer… With
your neighbor discuss your homework assignment.
How are males and females socialized differently in school?
How do males and females communicate with one another?
Activity three watch the set of fairy
tales…
Analyze how each story might help children and contribute to their socialization.
Good morning… Bell Ringer… Think of fairy tales
that you learned as a child.
What did you learn from them?
How do you think fairy tales have influenced a child’s socialization?
Agents of Socialization-Bell Ringer
Agent Definition Impact on Individual
Family
Peer Group
School
The Media
Objectives…Agenda Complete
Chart/questions on Agents of Socialization
Family tree project
By completing a chart and project, students will be able to identify the impact of specific “agents” that shape their behavior.
Activity… Many sociologists
believe that our values and beliefs are set by age 21.
Develop a mind map that creates a picture of your life. Focus on the significant people and events in your life to date.
Good Morning… Bell Ringer Review- what are
the agents of socialization?
Objective: Completing a G.O. students will be able to identify differences between teenagers and adults.
Agenda- Go over graphic organizers on Adolescent socialization, answer questions on how Agents of Socialization affect adolescence.
Agents of Socialization and their effects.
Kip Kinkel Read background
information. How do these
“agents” affect him?
The Killer at Thurston High As you watch the
documentary do the following…
recall the relationship Kip Kinkel had with his family. Where there any changes or warning signs that led to Kip resorting to violence?
See if you can draw a psychological profile of Kip.
Also, create a sociological profile of Kip. Discuss how the “agents” of socialization may have influenced Kip’s violent
In 2-3 Pages and in Paragraph form Recall the relationship Kip Kinkel had with his family.
Where there any changes or warning signs that led to Kip resorting to violence?
Draw a psychological profile of Kip. Do you believe that he was mentally ill? Defend your answer.
Create a sociological profile of Kip. Discuss how the “agents” of socialization may have influenced Kip’s violent behavior. Be specific.
Do you believe teenage violence is a serious issue? Defend your answer.
Practice quiz! 1. Define Socialization 2. What are two purposes of socialization? 3. Define Personality 4. What are the 4 components of personality? 5. The dimension of personality
composed of an individual’s self-awareness and self-image is called?
Practice quiz 6. What is the “I”, “Me,” and “Mind?” 7. when children take the perspective of
those who are most important in their lives is called?
8. when children take the roles of several others at once is called?