Socialization
Ms. Krall
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” selfconcept, 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 of
Socialization?
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
Activity #1
Birth order quiz
Does your birth order
really shape your
personality?
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 FreudInternal development of
the unconscious (id, ego,
superego)
Lawrence Kohlbergmoral development (preconventional,
conventional, postconventional)
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
Activity…Personality Quotient
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…
With the sheet provided, complete the
story…
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 the
self-image that we have based on how we
suppose others perceive us; we imagine
ourselves in the same way that others see
us; others represent a “mirror” in which we
can 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 gender
socialization is that because boys and girls are treated
differently and put into different learning environments, they
develop different needs, wants, desires, skills, and
temperaments; in short they become different types of
people—men and women—who hardly question why they
are different or how they ended up that way.…
[T]he basic underlying model is that of the self-fulfilling
prophecy. Because people think boys and girls are
supposed to be different, they treat them differently and
give them different opportunities for development. This
differential treatment promotes certain behaviors and
that recreate the preconceived cultural stereotypes
about gender. The process repeats itself over and over in an
unending spiral across the generations, so that although
gender stereotypes are being constantly re-created and
modified, 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?
Good morning…
Bell Ringer…
Grab a textbook,
begin to answer
questions on “Agents”
of socialization.
Agents of SocializationBell Ringer
Agent
Family
Peer Group
School
The Media
Definition
Impact on Individual
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?
Practice quiz
9. Pertains to the
self-image that we have based on how we
suppose others perceive us.
