SOCB49H3 Final: SOCB48 Textbook Notes for exam
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Chapter 1: theoretical and methodological perspectives in family. Socialization: the process whereby a child learns how to think and behave according to the ways of the society and the group in which he or she is born. Children are not passive recipients in the process; they accept, reject, or transform the cultural messages that they receive from parents and others. Society transmits its culture through process of socialization. Also through socialization that a society perpetuates its gender, racial and economic structure as well as the roles that flow from it. Institution: is a recognized area of social life that is organized along a system of wide- ly accepted norms that regulate behaviors. The elements of organization and norms contribute to the predictability of life: people know what to expect, it"s a shared culture. Cdn society: less consensus about fam norms and behaviors -> many different back- grounds.
