Who was Ervin Hoffman? And what is one of his key concepts
Canadian sociologist:
- front stage: the social performance is designed to define the situation for those observing it- a public performance
Backstage: people express themselves differently in ways that are surprised on the front stage( acting more relaxed around friends or family)
What are mead stages of self
1: play stage : children act out a single role, they understand specific to others, general and organized sense of self lacking
2: game stage: thinking about other peoples POVs. By taking other peoples perspective you find a fuller sense of who you are
3: MEAD the I and ME: “I” is the unconscious part of you, gives self uniqueness.”ME” is the self controlling part of you
What is resocialization?
The process of unlearning old behaviours and norms and learning new behaviours
Ex old job into new job
What are total institutions:
A closed encompassing place that is set aside form the rest of society.
Ex prisons or military
4 agents of adult socialization
Changes in social value
Family changes
Geographic mobility
Changes associated with aging
4 take home points
-Socialization is a life long process
-Diffrent types of socialization and agents
- development of self is social in nature
-Interaction has an order
