SOCA01H3 Chapter 4: SOCA01 - Chapter 4 Textbook Notes
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Soca01 textbook (sociology: your compass for a new world - brym) notes 1. Children raised in isolation do not develop normal language and other social skills, suggesting that social interaction unleashes human abilities. The socializing influence of the family decreased in the 20th c. , while the influence of schools, peer groups, and the mass media increased. Ppl"s identities change faster, more often, and more completely than they did just a couples of decades ago; the self has become more plastic. The main socializing institutions often teach children and adolescents contradictor lessons, making socialization a more confusing and stressful process than it used to be. Declining parental supervision and guidance, increasing assumption of adult responsibilities by youth and declining participation in extracurricular activities are transforming the character of childhood and adolescence. Socialization: is the process by which ppl learn their culture - including norms, values, and roles and become aware of themselves as they interact w/ others.
