SOC 101 Lecture 16: Soc 101 (Introduction to Sociology) - in-class notes 16
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Basic social learning that occurs during the first few years of life. Acquisition of basic knowledge of society"s values, norms, perspectives, skills. Examples: language, eating practices, everyday norms, etc. Seem to be preprogrammed to pick up rules, norms. Secondary socialization: process of acquiring more complex and subtle knowledge that we need in order to interact and behave appropriately in varied social relations. Agents: friends/peers, education, religion, states, mass media, economic institutions, etc. General view among sociologists that secondary socializing agents are getting more powerful. Self-socialization: choosing our socializing influences, demonstrates some agency. Definition: process of trying to break-down effects of past socialization and socialize in a different way. Military: boot camp is designed to break-down the individual and build them up as the military wants (i. e. , disciplined soldiers who work as a team and are willing to give up their lives for the mission) Sociologists are increasingly interested in how virtual interactions affect socialization.
