Chapter 3 Topic 4

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Chapter 3 - Topic 4

• Agents of Socialization

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Agents of Socialization

• The Family has the greatest impact on
  socialization.

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Neighborhood

• Some neighborhoods are better than others.
• Which neighborhoods watch over their children
  more, affluent or poor?

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Daycare

• Daycare has become a significant form of
  socialization

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Agents of Socialization

• Schooling enlarges childrens social worlds
  to include people with different backgrounds.

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Agents of Socialization

• Peer groups social groups whose members have
  interests, social positions, and ages in common.

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Sports

• Children are not only taught physical skills, but
  also values

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Workplace

• Major agent of socialization for adults.
• Values can change for adults!

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Agents of Socialization

• Mass media impersonal communications aimed at
  a vast audience.

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Whom Do You Trust?