What Extent Can Socialisation Be Said to Influence the Behaviour of Humans in Society
To what extent can socialisation be said to influence the behaviour of humans in society. Give specific examples
Charles Darwin argued that each species evolves over thousands of generations as genetic variations enhance survival and reproduction. Biologically rooted traits that enhance survival emerge as a specific “nature”. People assume that humans like other forms of life have fixed instinctive 'nature' as well. For example, they sometimes claim that our economic system is a reflection of instinctive human competitiveness, that some people are born criminal or that women are more naturally emotional while men are inherently more rational. Socialisation is a process whereby the helpless infant becomes aware, acquires knowledge and becomes skilled in the ways of the culture in which he or she is born. According to some scholars, every individual is born being a blank sheet(Giddens 1993,60).Society eventually scribbles on that particular individual, its expectations in terms of cultural values, norms and expectations. The writer will give a thorough examination of socialisation, that is show the process of socialisation.
We all have various perceptions, feelings and beliefs about who we are and what we like. We are not born with these understandings. Building on the work of George Herbert Mead(1964), sociologists recognise that we create our own designation: the self. The self is a distinctive identity that sets us apart from others. It is not a static phenomenon but continues to develop and change through our lives. Sociologists and psychologists alike have expressed interest in how the individual develops and modifies the sense of self as a result of social interaction. The work of sociologist Charles Horton Cooley and George Herbert Mead, pioneers of the interactionist approach have been especially useful in furthering our understanding of these inportant issues(Gesas 1982).
In the early 1900s Charles Horton Cooley advanced the belief that we learn who
Charles Darwin argued that each species evolves over thousands of generations as genetic variations enhance survival and reproduction. Biologically rooted traits that enhance survival emerge as a specific “nature”. People assume that humans like other forms of life have fixed instinctive 'nature' as well. For example, they sometimes claim that our economic system is a reflection of instinctive human competitiveness, that some people are born criminal or that women are more naturally emotional while men are inherently more rational. Socialisation is a process whereby the helpless infant becomes aware, acquires knowledge and becomes skilled in the ways of the culture in which he or she is born. According to some scholars, every individual is born being a blank sheet(Giddens 1993,60).Society eventually scribbles on that particular individual, its expectations in terms of cultural values, norms and expectations. The writer will give a thorough examination of socialisation, that is show the process of socialisation.
We all have various perceptions, feelings and beliefs about who we are and what we like. We are not born with these understandings. Building on the work of George Herbert Mead(1964), sociologists recognise that we create our own designation: the self. The self is a distinctive identity that sets us apart from others. It is not a static phenomenon but continues to develop and change through our lives. Sociologists and psychologists alike have expressed interest in how the individual develops and modifies the sense of self as a result of social interaction. The work of sociologist Charles Horton Cooley and George Herbert Mead, pioneers of the interactionist approach have been especially useful in furthering our understanding of these inportant issues(Gesas 1982).
In the early 1900s Charles Horton Cooley advanced the belief that we learn who