![]() ![]() It is most useful for explaining the benefits of a stable social system. Structural functionalists point out that schools teach children not only to read and write, but also to obey authority and to conform to society’s rules. The United States of America values freedom, yet there are laws put in place restricting us of doing whatever we want. When we do not follow social norm we receive ridicule and/or punishment. Some may argue that we have the freedom of choice, but our choices are limited and making the one that is not socially acceptable can result in punishment. We do what is socially acceptable in our culture. Freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Freedom’s relationship with socialization is that freedom is restricted by socialization. So, we are all different but with the same basic needs and necessities. This was a extreme case, but it illustrates the importance of being socialized. After years of therapy, her abilities improved, but they remained far below the level needed for her to live on her own. When her mother finally got the courage to run away with Genie Genie could not talk, walk, or even use a toilet. The mother was blind disabled and cowed unable to do anything for her. Her father was abusive and tied her leg to chair since she was little. This is clearly evident in a girl named Genies case. Without human relationships our natural capacities will not develop fully. We are all similar when it comes to the need of socialization. ![]() Biological capacities enter into human development our identities are socially bestowed and socially sustained. ![]() We are all unique individuals with different bodies. How we interpret the way others may think of us is depended on our background and our different experiences to guide us. He called this the looking-glass self is the process of learning to view ourselves as we think others view us.Īccording to Cooley, there are three steps in the formation of the looking-glass self: We imagine how we appear to others, We imagine how others judge us based on those appearances, We ponder, internalize, or reject these judgments. ![]() Cooley proposed that we develop our self-concept by learning to view ourselves as we think others view us. Charles Horton Cooley proposed the self-concept is our sense of who we are as individuals, in terms of both our personalities and our position in society. Two main concepts in Symbolic interaction is looking-glass self and role taking. Symbolic interaction is useful in explaining how we and why we act the way we do. So, we have our own personal identity and that our identity is greatly influenced by what surrounds us in life. When it comes to individuality and identity the quote from Peter Berger suggests that society is part of who we are, but we are the ones that make up society. Understanding the effects of socialization will help us make our choices more clearly. Socialization is a lifelong process and it is what makes us who we are, but we still have choices. We reflect what we have been taught throughout our lives from when we are young to when we are just moving out of our parent’s home all the way till we are old and wrinkly. We evolve with the society and culture around us. When we grow older and start traveling exploring the world we see many different society’s and cultures, but we do not lose our past teachings. Our teachers taught us that if we don’t follow the rules we get punished. Society lives in us: We learn at an early age to be obedient from going to school. The laws we set in place labeling right and wrong, and the authoritative persons we put in charge teach us obedience. When describing the effects of socialization: the process through which people learn the rules and practices needed to participate successfully in their culture and society, Peter Berger said, “ Not only do people live in society, but society lives in people.” We make up a society. Superego is composed of internalized social ideas about right and wrong. Id is the natural, unsocialized, biological portion of self, including hunger and sexual urges. To become a healthy adult socially, mentally and physically Freud believed that children must develop a reasonable balance between id and superego. ![]()
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