Oklahoma Social Studies S.2.2
The Standard
- S.2
- Examine the influence of culture and the way cultural transmission is accomplished.
Explain the process of the social construction of the self, including the ways individuals are socialized by culture, such as sanctions.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · S.2
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students trace how family, peers, schools, and media teach people who they are expected to be. They explain how praise and criticism, called sanctions, can shape behavior and self-image.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a school or online example, a student names the group, its expectation, and its response to someone's behavior. They explain how repeated responses might change that person's choices or sense of self.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think sanctions are only punishments or laws, not praise or teasing. They may assume identity is fixed at birth or shaped only by personal choice. Some think a socially shaped identity is not real.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Classmates praise a student for asking questions in class. Identify the group, the expectation, the sanction, and one way the reaction might shape the student's self-image.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups printed cards with family, peer, school, and media messages; students sort them and mark any praise or criticism.
Ask students: 'How could praise at home and teasing at school for speaking the same language affect someone's sense of self?'
Play a matching game with cards showing school norms, actions, and reactions; teams explain how each match might shape self-image.
Show two sample social media comments on a teen's hobby, one praising and one mocking, and ask how each could shape identity.
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Related Standards
- S.3.1
Describe the process of socialization, examining how social groups are composed and why individuals become members of or associate with different social groups.
- S.3
Examine the social construction of groups and their impact on individuals.
- S.4.6
Explain how and why social institutions and cultures change over time.
- 6.C.3.2.B
Explain how culture provides individuals with a sense of identity and how it is transferred from one generation to the next.
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