Week 6 : posting by Yeong Su Jeon

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Yeong Su Jeon

Summary

Socialization is the process that human prepare in order to function in society. The purpose of socialization is that people control their impulse and develop conscience, perform own role faithfully, find meaning of life. So socialization is very necessary for people to adapt in society and socialize with others. If human is not socialized, human can’t adapt in social life. Contents of socialization can be different as per environments, such as race, gender, religion and so on.

 

 

Opinion

In part of ‘The important of socialization’, I’m interested ‘Critical Period Hypothesis (CPH)’. CPH is a argument that psychological characteristics or behavior should be acquired in specific period, if it is not acquired people can’t acquire since then. early education is prevalent in korea because of This critical period. So I know what this is a little bit, but I don’t know name of this phenomena. I’m surprised this hypothesis is popular especially in educational psychology and philology.

 

Also, I’m interested ‘symbolic interactionism’. I learned part of this theory when I was high school student. I thought it is quite valid. I agree a sentence of this reading that socialization is a continuous, lifelong process, and I feel I want more know this theory. I think it will be helpful to understand and define socialization.

 

 

Question

In part of ‘Theoretical understanding of Socialization’, l learn ‘Reinforcement Theory’. I’m very surprised content of this theory that human is negotiator for get benefits. I wonder that the theory consider human is socialized by only reward or punishment. it seems like just animals. in this perspective, What is difference between human and animal? I want to know about content of Reinforcement Theory.

 

 

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