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Caption: "Shy Eunice Johns, 9, bride of two weeks, alternated between smiles and tears today as scripture quoting montaineer neighbors bestowed mixed blessings upon her marriage to a man 13 years her senior. Rawboned Charlie Johns, six foot bridegroom, sat by in nervous silence. But not his 33 year old mother-in-law, who had plenty to say in defense of the union. 'The Bible says not to disturb those peacefully getting along, and I don't believe in going against the Bible," firmly declared Mrs. Lewis Winstead. If they love one another, then getting married is the thing to do.' Herself married at 16, Mrs. Winstead is a grandmother and has another daughter who married at 13. 'Charlie is a good boy,' said Mrs. Winstead, beaming with pride. 'He's a hard worker. He bought 40 acres a few days ago so they could have a home. Of course, understand, I haven't brought my children up to marry what men has got but to marry for love.' Mrs. Winstead heatedly denied Eunice is interested in dolls. 'Charlie bought her a nice, big doll for Christmas, but she only played with it few times,' she said. 'Eunice is interested in sewing and she is as smart as can be about cooking.' Charlie, clad in new overalls and jumpers, fingered a brown cap and nodded agreement. Eunice shrank from all the to-do caused by her marriage and spent the day playing with her two year old sister at her mother's mountain home. 'I love Charlie,' was all she'd say. She wore three rings, one a yellow gold band which Mrs. Winstead said was the gift of a neighbor. Her golden hair tumbled over her shoulders and her eyes brightened when her favorite pet, a white rat, scampered across the floor. Mrs. Winstead said the couple would live with them a while. Her husband, who tills a hilly, 45 acre farm, said 'the marriage is all right with me, there's nothing you can do about it now'...The Milwaukee Sentinel, February 1, 1937." (The Cat's Meow, Facebook).
The controversial union of Charlie and Eunice Johns led the Tennessee legislature to modify the state's marriage laws and inspired an equally controversial film titled the "Child Bride" in 1938.
The controversial union of Charlie and Eunice Johns led the Tennessee legislature to modify the state's marriage laws and inspired an equally controversial film titled the "Child Bride" in 1938.
Maternal Separation and Isolation
Harlow and Harlow: Rhesus Monkeys
Nature (Food) vs. Nurture (Intimacy)
Nursing vs. Social Interaction
Three – Six month critical period
Nature (Food) vs. Nurture (Intimacy)
Nursing vs. Social Interaction
Three – Six month critical period
Kingsley Davis: Isabella
Mother and Child hidden in dark room Mother deaf Found at 6 ½ years old Communicated in gestures Hostile to men Within two years performed normally Kingsley Davis: Anna
Held in attic form 6 months to 6 years Fed to survive No interaction, malnourished Could not walk, talk, or feed herself No emotion Only learned and developed to ~ 2 yr. level Died at 10 years of age Genie (1970's) "The Wild Child" Isolated for over 10 years Strapped to a potty seat during day Put into a crib and straight jacket at night Was fed soft food Could not walk or straighten legs or arms Could not chew or speak (no and stop) Could not focus eyes further than room Could not perceive hot or cold Disabled for entire life |
Socialization: Internalized Society
Culture is learned
Personality Development
Appropriate Attitudes, Values, and Norms
Interaction with Others
Gender Socialization
Social Roles
Emotions and how we express and what we feel
Personality Development
Appropriate Attitudes, Values, and Norms
Interaction with Others
Gender Socialization
Social Roles
Emotions and how we express and what we feel
Japanese Kids Run Errands By Themselves For The Very First Time
http://uproxx.com/webculture/2015/10/japanese-children-errands/
Global Parenting Habits That Haven't Caught On In The U.S.
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2014/08/12/339825261/global-parenting-habits-that-havent-caught-on-in-the-u-s
Lessons from the Forest
http://wsm.wsu.edu/s/index.php?id=936#
Afghanistan’s Children Are Used as Spies and Suicide Bombers
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/isis-in-afghanistan/
http://uproxx.com/webculture/2015/10/japanese-children-errands/
Global Parenting Habits That Haven't Caught On In The U.S.
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2014/08/12/339825261/global-parenting-habits-that-havent-caught-on-in-the-u-s
Lessons from the Forest
http://wsm.wsu.edu/s/index.php?id=936#
Afghanistan’s Children Are Used as Spies and Suicide Bombers
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/isis-in-afghanistan/
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Gender Socialization
How Children Learn Society
Agents of Socialization - through social institutions (macrosociology)
Significant Others - through primary group, secondary groups, in-groups, reference groups (microsociology)
Significant Others - through primary group, secondary groups, in-groups, reference groups (microsociology)
Socialization As a Life Long Process
Resocialization - process of learning new norms, values, attitudes, and roles
Total Institutions - cut off from rest of society. Examples include prisons, boarding schools, rehab, mental institutions.
Degradation Ceremonies include rituals to resocialize individual into the goals of the total institution.
Total Institutions - cut off from rest of society. Examples include prisons, boarding schools, rehab, mental institutions.
Degradation Ceremonies include rituals to resocialize individual into the goals of the total institution.
"Solitary Nation" - the consequences of isolation in prisons: http://video.pbs.org/video/2365229709/
Development of Self
Self is the ability to see ourselves from the outside. We are not born being able to do this. The self develops throughout the socialization process as we interact with society.
Looking Glass Self
Looking Glass Self (Cooley) is a lifelong process
We see ourselves as we think others see us
Constant interpretation through interactions
Shapes our self identity and self esteem
We see ourselves as we think others see us
Constant interpretation through interactions
Shapes our self identity and self esteem
Development of Self Through Role Taking (George Herbert Mead)
Stepping outside the self and imagining how others (outsiders) view its appearance and behavior.
Imitation or Preparatory Stage
Egocentric
Imitate or mimic people
Repeat things they see and hear
Do things without understanding meaning
Imitation or Preparatory Stage
Egocentric
Imitate or mimic people
Repeat things they see and hear
Do things without understanding meaning
Play Stage
When a child recognizes oneself in the mirror – that child has acquired the ability to role take.
Through pretend play children are learning the roles of society. Children play at being a parent, at being a teacher, and the people who are in their life, affect them and on whom they depend on.
Recognize behavior patterns
Incorporate them into their play
Pretend to be significant others
See world from a viewpoint other than their own
When a child recognizes oneself in the mirror – that child has acquired the ability to role take.
Through pretend play children are learning the roles of society. Children play at being a parent, at being a teacher, and the people who are in their life, affect them and on whom they depend on.
Recognize behavior patterns
Incorporate them into their play
Pretend to be significant others
See world from a viewpoint other than their own
Game Stage and the Generalized Other
Through game play, children are learning social rules and interrelationships.
Through game play, children are learning social rules and interrelationships.
Human Mind is a Social Product
We think in symbols or language. “Self-consciousness is an awakening in our selves of the …attitudes we are arousing in others” (George Herbert Mead). This is unlike the image below in which instinctual communication is occurring lacking self-consciousness or self-awareness. However other animals may share self-consciousness with humans.
We think in symbols or language. “Self-consciousness is an awakening in our selves of the …attitudes we are arousing in others” (George Herbert Mead). This is unlike the image below in which instinctual communication is occurring lacking self-consciousness or self-awareness. However other animals may share self-consciousness with humans.
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