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.