SOC 201 Chapter 10: Chapter 10.10
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Rather, as mead suggested with his description of the self as an interaction between the i and the me, the self is a dynamic process. More specifically, the self evolves continually as it interacts with a variety of agents of socialization, including the family, schools, peers, and the workplace. The family is such a crucial agent of socialization in large part because it gets first crack at the job. In our society, until they go to school, most children are wholly dependent on their families. In introducing this topic, i noted that socialization is not only the process by which individuals acquire cultural competency but also the process by which society perpetuates its existing social structure. Again, the family as an agent of socialization plays an important role in reproducing existing social arrangements. At a most basic level, the family is the main source of individuals" ascribed statuses.
