Socialization

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Socialization

• The process that makes youYOU!

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What is socialization?

• Socialization is a process in which we acquire
  modes of thinking, feeling, acting. (p. 99
  Sparta vs. Athens)
• Tabula rasa
• Social Interactions family, friends, teachers,
  employers, colleagues help to create our social
  identity.

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The Big Question

• How will you turn out?
• Model Citizen
• Criminal
• In between.

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Socializing the Individual

• Personality is the basic organization of
  individuals that determines the uniqueness of
  their behavior
• The process of socialization is the process of
  cultural molding by which the individual learns
  the basic skills, values, beliefs and behavior
  patterns of society.

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Some Aspects of Personality

• Physical characteristics
• Abilities
• Aptitude
• Interests
• Beliefs
• Habits

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Socialization Nature or Nurture?

• Both heredity and the environment play important
  roles in the socialization process.
• Harlows monkey isolation study
• U. of Minnesota Twin studies
• Recent studies of Birth-Order position

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Agents of Socialization Individuals, groups,
institutions that provide the situations in which
socialization occurs.
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1. The Family

• Most important
• Learn how to behave
• Develop emotional ties
• Internalize values and norms
• Deliberate
• Unconscious

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2. The Peer Group

• A primary group of individuals of equal age and
  social characteristics
• Behave according to our peers standards
• Unstructured
• Focus on the subculture

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3. The School

• 13-20 years of time spent there
• Deliberate socialization
• Teach reading, writing, math and skills
• Transmit values patriotism, responsibility and
  good citizenship
• Unintended socialization also

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4. The Mass Media

• Newspapers, magazines, books, television, radio,
  film
• No personal contact
• One t.v. in 98 of homes
• Seven hours a day average watched
• Violence white values expands our world

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5. Other Agents

• Religion 65 of people in the U.S. belong to a
  religion
• Little league
• Scouts
• 4-H Clubs
• Jobs

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Total Institution People are isolated from the
rest of society for a period of time and are
subject to control of officials.

• Prison
• Military boot camp
• Monasteries
• Psychiatric hospitals
• Re-socialization Break with the past and learn
  new values and norms. To do this they alter
  dress, hairstyle, speech and freedom of movement.

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Fin