SOC 1101 Lecture 8: Agents of Socialization
2 Dec 2016
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Expectations of parents will shape the children from a very young age. Determining national character : japan: touch and calmness is more looked for, us: speech and curiosity. Survival and development depend on our interactions with others. Agents of socialization: the persons, groups or institutions that teach us what we need to know in order to participate in society: nearly anyone we come in contact with even fictional characters can count. Resocialization: learning a new way of life. Main agents of socialization: family, school, peers, mass media. Biological parents are usually the first people infants encounter. Children begin to develop their identity first in the family. Norms and ideals are given by the family. Family members might give children mixed messages. A lot of family based socialization is often not intentional. Parental attention and responsiveness is essential for growth of children. Significant increase in double income or single parent families so the role of school has.
