Socialization

how the region you live in affects your holidays/customs in terms of socialization

- Christmas vs. Kwanzaa - American holidays: presidents' day, independence day, etc. - St. Patricks Day

how the media influences a person regarding values

- Freedom: "Our rights are being violated" - Religion: colts and gangs - Presidents: promises to do what we want

how the media influences a person regarding gender stereotype

- Men is supposed to work and earn the money - Women are supposed to stay at home, clean, and raise kids - Men are superior in the workforce

how the media influences a person regarding racial stereotype

- Racial profiling with police officers - Colts - Less rights for blacks

how the region you live in affects your interests/hobbies in terms of socialization

- Sports (KC Royals, KC Chiefs, Sporting KC) - Food/Eating - different restaurants - Movie watching

how the region you live in affects your language in terms of socialization

- United States - everyone speaks English. - Spanish is the secondary language that is learned. - What we consider foreign languages

my example of anticipatory socialization

Switching from my summer sleeping schedule to school sleeping schedule

socialization definition

a continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behavior, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position

anticipatory socialization example

a parent trying out a new job

total institution

a place of work and residence where a great number of similarly situated people, cut off from the wider community for a considerable time, together lead an enclosed, formally administered round of life; EX: rehab, prison

reciprocal socialization definition

a process that is bidirectional

Cooley's Looking Glass Self Theory

a social psychological concept, created by Charles Horton Cooley in 1902, stating that a person's self grows out of society's interpersonal interactions and the perceptions of others

family influencing socialization

commences social communication

peers influencing socialization

enables competition, conflict, and cooperation

primary socialization example

family member having a negative opinion of minority will lead to the child having the same opinion

major agents of socialization

family, school, peers, media, religion, workplace, government, and sports

Mead's Social Self Theory

focused on the way in which the self is developed; theory is based on the perspective that self emerges from social interactions; felt that self was based on biological factors and inherited traits; believed the self is not there from birth, but is developed over time from social experiences

media influencing socialization

gives us ideas without interpersonal communication

goals of socialization

impulse control and the development of a conscience, role preparation and performance, and the cultivation of sources of meaning

resocialization example

joining military and leaving home

religion influencing socialization

links us with our concepts and values we identify ourselves with

workplace influencing socialization

meet people in the same age group with different thoughts

secondary socialization example

new job

primary socialization definition

occurs when a child learns the values, attitudes, and actions appropriate to individuals as members of a particular culture

reciprocal socialization example

parents and children

gender socialization example

parents socializing from birth, pink for girls and blue for boys

government influencing socialization

sets our rules and regulations we must follow

school influencing socialization

teaches teamwork and routines

sports influencing socialization

teamwork and communication

gender socialization definition

the learning of behavior and attitudes considered appropriate for a given sex

resocialization definition

the process of discarding former behavior patterns and reflexes, accepting the new ones as part of a transition in one's life

secondary socialization definition

the process of learning what is the appropriate behavior as a member of a smaller group within a larger society

anticipatory socialization definition

the process where a person "rehearses" for future positions, occupations, and social relationships

someone without socialization

would have to have been completely isolated their entire life, no contact with the outside world, other people, animals, anything; no contact with anyone. They would basically be brain dead - they wouldn't know how to do anything.