Chapter 5: Socialization Objectives

Socialization is the process which allows every individual to have a uniquely distinct personality. It is fundamental to our qualities of humanness and yet incredibly varied and distinct.

After reviewing Chapter 5, you will be able to:

1. Explain the "nature" versus "nurture" debate regarding socialization.

2. Explain the effects of social isolation on humans and other primates.

3. Identify the key components in Sigmund Freud's model of personality.

4. Identify and describe Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development.

5. Describe and critique the model of moral development outlined by Lawrence Kohlberg.

6. Discuss the gender differences in moral reasoning suggested by Carol Gilligan's research.

7. Explain the contributions of George Herbert Mead to our understanding of socialization.

8. Compare and contrast the theories of Freud, Piaget, and Mead concerning socialization and human development.

9. Compare and contrast the spheres of socialization (family, schooling, etc.) in terms of their effects on an individual's socialization experiences.

10. Compare and contrast the modes of socialization in childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.

11. Describe death as a stage in the life course, as viewed by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross.

12. Discuss the social experience of life within a total institution.

    
    

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