sociology

• sociology is a discipline in social science which aims to discover the ways by which the social surrounding or environment influences people's thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
• mead's social self - the self, as a person's distinct identity, is only developed through social interaction.
• stages of child socialization - preparatory stage, play stage, game stage.
• two components of the self - me and I
• me - our public persona
• I - part of the self that acts on its own
• early infancy - trust vs mistrust
• toddler - autonomy vs shame and doubt
• early childhood - initiative vs guilt
• middle childhood - industry vs inferiority
• adolescence - identity vs identity confusion
• young adulthood - intimacy vs isolation
• middle adulthood - generativity vs stagnation
• older adulthood - integrity vs despair
• 8 stages of erik erikson psychosocial theory - early infancy, toddler, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, older adulthood
• looking glass self - charles horton
• social comparison theory - leon festinger