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The Self & Terms

The Self

Herbert Mead: our learned understanding of the responses of others to our conduct/ particular patterns of preference and response. (Pg 156)

 

“Norms are rules governing behavior and serve the function of making behavior predictable, for only if we can predict one another’s behavior with considerable reliability is it possible for us to interact. (Pg. 157)”

What cultural norms do you think surround/influence you and your behavior?

 

Socialization: the process by which culture is learned and internalized by each normal member of society – much of which occurs during childhood.

 

Cultural determinism: the claim that an almost infinite array of cultural and social patterns is possible and that human nature can be shaped into almost any form by cultural forces.

 

Role Performance: the actual behavior in a particular role, in contrast to how they are supposed to behave.

 

Do you think you put on a role performance?

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Uploaded on September 23, 2008
Taken on February 16, 2008