01:920:101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Social Reproduction, Hidden Curriculum

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: 01:920:101
• Professor: Sergei Erofeev

Document Summary

Which of the following is considered the most important value that parents in the united. States should instill in their children today? (a) creativity (b) being responsible (c) religious faith (d) obedience. Socialization is the lifelong process of learning the norms, values, behavior, and social skills appropriate to your social position, such as your age, gender, or social class. A core aspect of socialization is that the lessons one learns must be appropriate to one"s level of maturity. Socialization is the process whereby an infant gradually becomes a self-aware, knowledgable person, skilled in the ways of his or her culture. Learning how to successfully navigate one"s roles and relationships throughout the life course. Socialization is a key mechanism contributing to social reproduction- the process whereby societies have structural continuity over time. Although cultural learning is much more intense in infancy and early childhood than later in life, learning and adjustment continue through the life course.