Miena Mohammadi

SOCI 1125-097

September 26, 2021

“self”

SOCI- 1125 Journal entry # 2

We enter society as soon as we are born. Our parents' nurturing love, as well as learning
to speak and what to do when we see people, such as saying "hello" and waving, all contribute to
us becoming a member of society and shaping us as human beings. According to Emile
Durkheim's research, the more interactions and ties we have with our society, the lower risk of
suicide. “Durkheim claimed that it is impossible to have humans without society because society
is what makes us human.” (Corrigall-Brown 2019: p. 36). Sociologically, “self” refers to how we
see ourselves in connection to others; all the times we've spoken with a friend, family member,
boss, coworker, and how we felt while doing so make up our social self. We learn Socialization
helps us learn how to fit in this society. Structural Functionalism is primarily concerned with
understanding how society works. Sociologists who follow the structural functionalist school of
thought study view how society's many structures and institutions work together to achieve
consensus and social cohesion. (Corrigall-Brown 2019: p. 40). Conflict theory sees society and
socialization differently, the theorists argue that human behavior and social interactions are the
outcome of underlying conflicts amongst competing factions rather the coherence as the
foundation of society. Symbolic Interactions is a term meaning that us humans obtain meaning
to things and meaning don’t naturally associate to things. Durkheim believed that society
provided the best part of people—their morals, values, and sense of purpose (Corrigall-Brown
2019:19).
Erving Goffman believed that human beings used impression management to present ourselves
to others in a way that we would like others to perceive us which I believe is true, but once we
are comfortable enough with the other party, they both know each other very well and show their
true selves once they are comfortable. Dramaturgical perspective viewing society as a
performance acting on stage with specific roles. It makes it easier to communicate with others
and helps us not embarrass ourselves and overthink and later have social anxiety. Socialization is
crucial because it is the part of understanding society's rules and norms as well as developing a
sense of individuality.
When we are kids, we learn how to become a member of society (Primary Socialization) how
to have a conversation and communicate. Secondary socialization is founding out what actions
are wrong, what behaviors are, they get their attitudes from others around them. Children pick up
things very easily. They also depend on kind of nurturing they received as a baby.
Everything goes well into each subject and are very accurate. I agree with how the society and
others around us shape who we are now.
 Reference Page

Corrigall-Brown, C. (2019d). Imagining Sociology (2nd ed, p. 36). Oxford University Press.