SOCI 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Mass Media, Dysfunctional Family, Fatalism
1 Sep 2016
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It is also agreed the socialization occurs because it is internalized (becomes part of you): key agents of socialization. Mass media: the family primary agent. Parents are usually highly motivated to socialize their children. Families are not always efficient agents of socialization. Parents may reproduce negative modeling they experienced as children. Thus, parsons term: dysfunctional family: the school -secondary agent. Serves to introduce students to the adult world. School teaches them what it is like to work in an impersonal setting. The antithesis of the family: church: another secondary agents. Islam-devotion and obedience to religious codes: peer groups. Peers are people of similar age and status) Unique in that they are not controlled by adults (informal socializers) Significant guides to action in rapidly changing societies. Parents" experiences are insufficient guides to action in an era of rapid change. Peers can be positive or negative socializers: the mass media.
