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SocializationSocialization
The importance of Socialization
The importance of Socialization
1. nearly all human social behavior is learned 2. socialization - cultural process of learning to
participate in group life 3. begins at birth and continues throughout life 4. most important learning occurs early in life 5. without socialization infants cannot develop the set
of attitud, belief values and behaviors associated with being an individual
6. touching, holding, stroking and communicating appear to be essential to normal human development
7. Harlow’s study a. control group v experimental group b. infant monkeys need intimacy, warmth, physical
contact and comfort c. isolated monkeys became apathetic, withdrawn,
hostile adults
1. nearly all human social behavior is learned 2. socialization - cultural process of learning to
participate in group life 3. begins at birth and continues throughout life 4. most important learning occurs early in life 5. without socialization infants cannot develop the set
of attitud, belief values and behaviors associated with being an individual
6. touching, holding, stroking and communicating appear to be essential to normal human development
7. Harlow’s study a. control group v experimental group b. infant monkeys need intimacy, warmth, physical
contact and comfort c. isolated monkeys became apathetic, withdrawn,
hostile adults
Socialization and SelfSocialization and Self
1. functionalist perspective a. working together - families, schools,
they have the same basic norms, beliefs and values
2. conflict perspective a. groups work to preserve their social
status b. people learn to accept their position
before they have enough self-awareness to realize what is happening
1. functionalist perspective a. working together - families, schools,
they have the same basic norms, beliefs and values
2. conflict perspective a. groups work to preserve their social
status b. people learn to accept their position
before they have enough self-awareness to realize what is happening
Socialization and SelfSocialization and Self
3. symbolic interactionism (concepts) a. self-concept - an image of yourself as having
an identity separate from other people b. the looking-glass self - an image of yourself
based on what you believe others think of you
1. 1st - we imagine how we appear to others
2. 2nd - we imagine the reaction of others to our appearance
3. 3rd - we evaluate ourselves according to how we imagine others have judged us
(result is positive or negative self-evaluation)
3. symbolic interactionism (concepts) a. self-concept - an image of yourself as having
an identity separate from other people b. the looking-glass self - an image of yourself
based on what you believe others think of you
1. 1st - we imagine how we appear to others
2. 2nd - we imagine the reaction of others to our appearance
3. 3rd - we evaluate ourselves according to how we imagine others have judged us
(result is positive or negative self-evaluation)
Socialization and SelfSocialization and Self c. significant others - those people whose reactions are
most important to your self-concept (parents, teachers, peers, employers, etc.)
d. role taking - take the viewpoint of another person and shape your self-concept from that viewpoint
1. imitation stage (11/2 - 2) mimics others 2. play stage (3-4) children act like they think
others will act 3. game stage (5-6) children anticipate the
actions of others based on social rules 4. self (2 parts - “me” - “I”) a. “me” - the part of the self formed
through socialization (predictability, conformity) b. “I” - the part of self that accounts for
unlearned, spontaneous acts
c. significant others - those people whose reactions are most important to your self-concept (parents, teachers, peers, employers, etc.)
d. role taking - take the viewpoint of another person and shape your self-concept from that viewpoint
1. imitation stage (11/2 - 2) mimics others 2. play stage (3-4) children act like they think
others will act 3. game stage (5-6) children anticipate the
actions of others based on social rules 4. self (2 parts - “me” - “I”) a. “me” - the part of the self formed
through socialization (predictability, conformity) b. “I” - the part of self that accounts for
unlearned, spontaneous acts
Agents of SocializationAgents of
Socialization 1. Family - child learns to think and speak,
internalize norms, beliefs and values, form some basic attitudes, develop relationships, and acquire a self-image
2. School - relationships are impersonal, and rewards and punishment are based on performance rather than affection
a. hidden curriculum - discipline, order, cooperation, conformity (characteristics required for success in the adult world)
1. Family - child learns to think and speak, internalize norms, beliefs and values, form some basic attitudes, develop relationships, and acquire a self-image
2. School - relationships are impersonal, and rewards and punishment are based on performance rather than affection
a. hidden curriculum - discipline, order, cooperation, conformity (characteristics required for success in the adult world)
Agents of SocializationAgents of
Socialization3. Peer group - set of individuals of roughly the same age and interests
a. only agency not controlled by adults b. give and take relationships c. conflict, competition, cooperation d. self direction, self-expression e. independence from adults 4. influence of friends and family a. many children spend more time with
friends than family (single parent homes, long commuting, 2 working parents)
3. Peer group - set of individuals of roughly the same age and interests
a. only agency not controlled by adults b. give and take relationships c. conflict, competition, cooperation d. self direction, self-expression e. independence from adults 4. influence of friends and family a. many children spend more time with
friends than family (single parent homes, long commuting, 2 working parents)
Agents of SocializationAgents of
Socialization 5. Mass media a. teach many of the ways of society b. provide children ideas about
values in society (images of achievement and success, activity and
work, equality and democracy) c. violence in the mass media 1. watching aggressive behavior
on TV significantly increases aggression
5. Mass media a. teach many of the ways of society b. provide children ideas about
values in society (images of achievement and success, activity and
work, equality and democracy) c. violence in the mass media 1. watching aggressive behavior
on TV significantly increases aggression
Process of SocializationProcess of
Socialization 1. desocialization - giving up old norms,
values, attitudes and behaviors a. total institutions - people
separates from the rest of society (mental hospitals, cults, prisons)
2. resocialization - adopting new norms, values, attitudes and behaviors
3. anticipatory socialization - preparing in advance to accept new norms, values, attitudes and behaviors (voluntary)
4. reference groups - group with whom you identify
1. desocialization - giving up old norms, values, attitudes and behaviors
a. total institutions - people separates from the rest of society (mental hospitals, cults, prisons)
2. resocialization - adopting new norms, values, attitudes and behaviors
3. anticipatory socialization - preparing in advance to accept new norms, values, attitudes and behaviors (voluntary)
4. reference groups - group with whom you identify