Culture & Socialisation

Post-Materiality in Malaysia?

Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

Cultural Relativism

Globalisation?

Socialisation• Activity: in pairs, discuss your key social / cultural influences?• Homework: how has facebook changed the way people socialise?• What is socialisation?• Rite de passage• Anticipatory socialisation• Re-socialisation• Mead’s theory

– Prepatory: symbols– Play: role-taking– Game: taking the OTHER’s position

• Gottman– Impression management– Dramaturgical– Face-work

• Agents

CREATING the Self

Mead’s Theory

• PREPATORY Imitation, Symbols

• PLAY Role of Other

• GAME Simultaneous tasks and relationships

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Life Courses / Milestones

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MANAGING the Self

Dramaturgical

Impression Management