Becoming A Member Of: Society

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BECOMING A MEMBER OF

SOCIETY
Enculturation/Socialization
What is
Enculturation
?
• The process by which
people learn the
requirements of their
surrounding culture and
acquire the values and
behaviors appropriate
or necessary in that
culture.
For example:

•She learned her values of being


respectful, kind and obedient
from her parents and her church.
What is
Socialization?
• It refers to a lifelong
social experience by
which people
develop their human
potential and learn
culture.
For example:

• It teaches you social norms, how you should


behave and cultural practices. Socialization
also occurs in schools, where individuals
learn skills such as problem solving,
learning how to get along with others.
THREE GOALS OF SOCIALIZATION:
• First, socialization teaches impulse control and
helps individual develop a conscience.
• Second, socialization teaches individuals how to
prepare for and perform certain social roles.
• Third, socialization cultivates shared sources of
meaning and value.
Enculturation and Socialization result to:

• Identity Formation
• Norms and Values
• Statuses and Roles
Identity Formation
•It is formation of the identity of
an individual through his/her
interaction with people.
For example:
•Filipinos learn to love
Chinese culture like food.
(Pancit and Noodles)
Four Types of Identity Formation
• Cultural Identity
• Ethnic Identity
• National Identity
• Religious Identity
Cultural Identity
• Is one’s feeling
of identity or
affiliation with a
group or
culture.
Ethnic Identity
• Is the identification
with a certain
ethnicity, usually on
the basis of a
presumed common
genealogy or
ancestry.
National
Identity
• Is an ethical and
philosophical
concept whereby
all humans are
divided into groups
called nation.
Religious
Identity
• Is the set of beliefs and
practices generally
held by an individual
involving adherence to
codified beliefs and
rituals and the study of
ancestral or cultural
traditions…
Norms
NORMS
Are informal understandings that govern
the behavior of members of a society.

Norms are of great importance to society.


It is impossible to imagine a normless
society, because without norms behavior
would be unpredictable.
2 TYPES of NORMS
Proscriptive- are the “ Don’t do this”.
They are expressed in negative mood
of language by affixing “not” in “do”.
Prescriptive- are the “Do this”, which
are encouraged by the society.
VALUES
Are the criteria of people use in assessing their daily lives
which account for the stability of social order.

Abstract concepts that certain kinds of behaviors are good,


right, ethical, moral and therefore desirable. In the United
States, one value is freedom; another is equality.
Status
and

Roles
STATUS
Status is our relative social position within a group.

Status describes the position a person occupies in a


particular setting. We all occupy several statuses and
play the roles that may be associated with them.
2 TYPES of STATUS
Ascribed Status- is given by society to its
individual members who make no effort to get
it.
Achieve Status- is the result of the efforts of the
person who acquires it due to his ability and
capacity.
ROLES
Refer to the characteristic way of
behaving of an individual
according to his/her status.

Role is the part of our society


expects us to play in a given status.

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