SOC 2109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Moral Development, Gender Role
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Socialization refers to the ways in which individuals attempt to align their own thoughts, feelings and behaviour to fit into society or groups - the process in which individuals incorporate society into their senses of self. To interact with others, we must learn the social rules. The norms of a society/culture which tell us those behaviours are acceptable and which are unacceptable. In adulthood, socialization is concerned with equipping the individual to function effectively in adult roles. The major roles we acquire as adults include spouse, parent, work roles, grandparent and retiree. When values and identities associated with a new role contradict those of earlier roles. On entering a discontinuous role, we must revise our expectations and aspirations. Activities that provide people with knowledge about, skills for and values of a role they have not assumed. Usually works best for future roles that are highly visible. Eases roles transition if future are presented accurately.
