STANDARD COMPETENCIES

 

 1.    Demonstrate an understanding of the socialization process

 2.    Describe how socialization has contributed to the development of self

 3. Discuss the importance of self-concept for making positive changes in one’s life

 4. Illustrate knowledge of how the self develops

 5. Identify social agents that affect the sense of self

 6. Analyze stigmas and the social consequences endured by stigmatized populations

 7. Describe the creation of a new identity

 8. Identify the importance of education for personal and social change

 9. Describe the characteristics of good citizenship

 10. Identify the effects  of good citizenship on communities

 11. Identify other mechanisms of personal change for individuals, societies and social groups

 

 

 

 

 

 TOPICAL OUTLINE

 

 I. The perpetuation of culture, social traits, and society

         A. Socialization as a process

         B.   Agents of socialization

         C. Functions of socialization

         D. How did the socialization process affect me?

 II. Who am I?

    A. What is my story?

  B.  What am I seeking?

  C. What are my career and education goals?

 III. Development of self-concept

         A. How self-concept develops and the various social agents that affect it

         B. Methods of stigma reduction

         C. Goffman’s Presentation of Self for exploring the creation of a new identity

 IV. Education as a mechanism of personal and social change

        A. The role of education in creating change

  B. Characteristics of good citizenship and how it affects change in communities

  C. Education as a mechanism of change in my life