Chapter 1 Lesson 2 x5h25

The self, culture, and society

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Objectives At the end of the lesson, we should be able to:  Explain the relationship between and among the self, society and culture  Describe and discuss the different ways by which society and culture shapes the self  Compare and contrast how the self can be influenced by the different institutions in the society.  Examine one's self against the different views of self that were discussed in the class.

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Social sciences the scientific study of human society and social relationships.

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Body and Soul Thinkers settled on the idea that there are two components of the human person.

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Self

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Self and external world

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What is the self? (Stevens 1996) Separate Self-contained Independent

Consistent Unitary Private

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External world

Our own world

When collide: what it might be What it can be What it will be

Therefore, self depends on external circumstances.

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Social Constructionist Perspective • self is malleable • self-multifaceted • different roles depending on different circumstances

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The self is capable of morphing and fitting itself into any circumstances it finds itself in.

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Self and culture

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= PARADOX • Self is the sense of personal identity and who we are as individuals • Culture complex rule which include knowledge, belief, laws, customs, tradition, practices, music

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According to Marcel Mauss MOI

PERSONN E

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Language is salient part of culture and has a tremendous effect in our crafting of the self.

Japanese

North Americans CULTURAL DIVIDE

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If a self is born into a particular society or culture, the self will have to adjust according to its exposure.

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Gender and the Self Gender ● The behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex ● Subject to alteration, change, and development

It is important to give one the leeway to FIND, EXPRESS, and LIVE his identity.

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Depending on our gender, society forces a particular identity unto us. Man

Tough Masculinity Expected to provide for the family Not to worry about danger

Woman Care providers in the family Dolls Makeshift Kitchen Fine ladies

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The sense of self that is being taught makes sures that an individual fits in a particular environment.

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To truly finding ones's self, selfdetermination, and growth of the self are needed.

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Gender has to be PERSONALLY DISCOVERED and ASSERTED not dictated by culture and the society.

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Mead and Vygotsky

• The way that human persons develop is with use of language acquisition and • •

interaction with others. Processing of info is normally a form of internal dialogue in our head. A child is always mimicry of an action that he sees in the external reality where he is in.

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For Vygotsky a young internalize:

•• Practices Social beliefs

•• Values Norms

For Mead a child assumes the other through: Language Role play

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Self in the families

• Sociologists focus on the different •

institutions and powers at play in the society. Among all these the most prominent is the family. The impact of one’s family is still deemed as a given in understanding the self.

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Things that will affect people as they go through life. The kind of family that we are born in The resources available to us Kind of development

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In trying to achieve the goal of becoming a fully realized human, a child enters a system of relationships, most important of which is the family.

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End of report AMA, Karen ● CAPINIG, Jaeden ● ESPILLARDO, Mj ● MARIE, Lady Diane ●