SOC 134 Quiz: Socialization
8 Feb 2017
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Socialization: process through which one learns how to act according to the shared meanings of a particular culture. Socialization is a lifelong process: resocialization: process of learning new shared meanings when entering a new role of social arrangement. Agents of socialization: various individuals, groups, and institutions who influence socialization. What is internalized: shared meanings the meanings that organize society organizing our cognitive processes. Ex: time, becoming a marijuana user: others (specific and generalized, roles (identities) Classic study of socialization published in 1953 (american journal of sociology) Premise: any behavior (marijuana use for pleasure) requires acquiring meanings through social experiences. Three stages in developing meaning of marijuana for pleasure. Learning to smoke a drug so that it will have a real effect. Learning to recognize the effects and connect them to drug use. Learning to enjoy the sensations that are perceived. Drug effects vary from culture to culture: ex: drunken comportment.
