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1. Identify and describe Kohlberg's three stages of moral
development and explain how each stage applies to your own personality
formation.
a.
Preconventional level. This is
usually for the ages of six and seven. Children’s perceptions are based upon
perception, much like animal behavior, if you think about this. These are based
on the punishment for behavior. Good behavior usually receives a treat, bad
behavior usually receives punishment.
b.
Conventional level. Age ten through adulthood.
Most people are concerned with how they are perceived by their peers, as well
as with how one should conform with said rules of life.
c.
Post conventional level. It is
stated that most adults reach this stage. People will view morality in terms of
individual rights. Moral Conduct is judged by principles based on human rights
that transcend human laws.
- Do you agree with Kohlberg, who suggested that the third stage is difficult for many people in our society to reach? Why or Why not.
No I do not agree with this factor.
Why? Because, well you won’t like this answer, but oh well. I watch Stargate.
On Stage people, with the stargate story can Ascend. I also feel that we as
people can ‘transcend’ by doing things such as relaxing our minds and thoughts.
I think it may be considered a relaxation method in fact. I have been reading
up on them. Some refer to it as Buddhism, but I think it is just a way to
relax, clear your mind, and ‘not’ think. I think it is a form of spirituality.
- List and describe the key agents of socialization. How did each agent shape and influence your life? Which of these agents has been the most important in your life?
a.
Reciprocal Socialization: process by
which the thoughts, feelings, behavior, of individuals who have a direct influence
on socialization.
b.
Agents of Socialization: Agents,
groups, or persons that teach us what we
need to know to participate in society.
c.
Peer Group: A group of people who
are linked by similar age, equal social position and interests.
d.
Mass Media: Large groups of print,
electronic organizations that use the media, such as TV, email and such to
communicate.
e.
Gender Socialization: Specific
messages to specific genders.
f.
Racial Socialization: It contains
racial or ethnic status pertaining to our socialization.
g.
Anticipatory Socialization: The
process by which knowledge is learned for futuristic roles.
h.
Social Devaluation: A process by
which a person or group is considered to have less value than other individuals
or groups.
i.
Ageism: Prejudice against one
regarding age, particularly older persons.
j.
Resocialization: A process of
learning new or different set of values, attitudes and behaviors, from one’s
previous background to and previous experience.
k.
Total Institution: This is Erving
Goffman’s term for a place where people are isolated from society, more or
less, considered to be ‘institutionalized.’
- Look in the South University Online library and the Internet for information on "Feral Children." Define feral children and explain why sociologists use feral children to support their arguments of the importance of socialization.
According to the Psychology
dictionary, found here: http://psychologydictionary.org/feral-children/ it states the following and I
quote: “FERAL
CHILDREN: "Feral children are those reportedly raised by animals."”
I did find
a document worthy of sharing here: http://www.asanet.org/sites/default/files/savvy/introtosociology/Documents/PersellSocializationReading37.htm
that I think everyone should read. It explains what we learned in this week. It
explains it thoroughly, and in story format, with Genie. The details are very
intriguing and I think it will help you see and understand things much better.
The site is www.asnet.org
Why does
society use feral children to support their arguments? With everything that I
have researched, on my own, I have found that they feel that the feral children
are a human child in animal state. Our lowest state. In other words, to compare
us to that, is like the beginning. From that point, is progress. This however,
is what I was to understand and how I grasped everything. From that point, they
graph and determine everything.
If you
recall, in the 60s, they used chimps and taught them to eat from containers,
and do tricks, and act like man and even dressed some, and sent them to space.
They were rewarded, and taught, as well as punished. The punishments were not
well known, they didn’t want you to know that it really happened, but it did.
No one and nothing is perfect, and when teaching anyone, and anything, there is
cause for error. Think about this step. In that time, they thought chimps and
apes were closet to humans, now you hear them saying pigs and sheep. One day
the egg will give you cancer, and the next day it’s good for you. Science…they
are always learning.
References
Kendall, D.
(2015). Sociology in Our Times, 11th Edition. Retrieved from
https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/books/9781305856301
University,
S. (2016). Introduction to Sociology. Retrieved from SOC1001 Week 1: http://myeclassonline.com
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