SOC313H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Concerted Cultivation, Canadian Mental Health Association, Commodity Fetishism
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As we have seen, formal control works best when people hold values that support the laws socialization: The social learning process a person goes through to become a capable member of society, and to develop a sense of self. Gives people basic skills (the ability to speak, read, count) and values (like the aspiration to do well in school) In the family, a young child learns the skills needed to fit into schools, offices, and public spaces. In the family home, children also learn about inequality and their place in society. Even young children have theories about why some people have more wealth and power than other people (baldus) Involves learning specific roles, norms, attitudes or beliefs. We undergo secondary socialization whenever we change jobs, get married, or have children. Secondary socialization unlike primary, occurs outside the family. Functionalists propose that socialization normally occurs from the top down.
