SOCIALIZATION

The process by which the individual internalizes culture and becomes an active participant in society. Learning to the group. be a member of

Never ending process birth till death.

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THEORIES OF SOCIALIZATION
Reinforcement Theory Cognitive Theory Symbolic Interaction Interpersonal Theory

THEORIES OF SOCIALIZATION Reinforcement Theory

The individuals can be conditioned to act in any way if the appropriate rewards and punishment are repeatedly applied.

THEORIES OF SOCIALIZATION Cognitive Theory

Is concerned with the internal state of the individual,his/her perceptions and increasing abstract reasoning ability,as he/she learns,at varying ages,to participate in society.

THEORIES OF SOCIALIZATION
Symbolic Interaction
Claims that individuals are capable of creating their own solutions to life's problems. Emphasizes the role of language in socialization and focuses on the individual's self-concept arising from interaction with others.

THEORIES OF SOCIALIZATION
Symbolic Interaction
Three(3) steps in the process of building our looking-glass self: (1)our understanding of how we look to others. (2)our notion of the way others judge the image we think they perceive.

THEORIES OF SOCIALIZATION Symbolic Interaction

(3)our interpretation of the importance and meaning of the judgment of others.

THEORIES OF SOCIALIZATION
Interpersonal Theory
Emphasizes that human beings are the product of their relationships with significant others(like the reference group), or individuals important to them.