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How Are we socialized?

How Are we socialized?. Family, Work and Media: The Forces that Shape Us. Terms. Socialization – the process through which an individual acquired a self-identity and the social skills for survival Takes place during your entire life Learned through interaction and not from direct instruction

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How Are we socialized?

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  1. How Are we socialized? Family, Work and Media: The Forces that Shape Us

  2. Terms • Socialization– the process through which an individual acquired a self-identity and the social skills for survival • Takes place during your entire life • Learned through interaction and not from direct instruction • Begins very early in childhood • Strongly influences the kind of person you will become • Strongest in childhood to early adulthood

  3. Agents of socialization • Primary– the means by which an individual learns the basic norms of society during childhood • Secondary - The means by which an individual learns further social behavior and norms

  4. Family • Family – primary agent • Direct orders/commands • Praise or punishment • Unconscious actions of our parents or guardians as role models • Telling and reading of stories • Choosing playmates

  5. Secondary Agents of SocializationSchools • Schools: Why are schools so important in the development of young people’s socialization? • first time you are away from your parents • First time someone other than your parents disciplined you

  6. Peers and Reference Groups • Define the following terms: • peer group – a group of people of similar age and status with whom a person interacts socially • reference group – a group of people one mentally refers to when needing a solution to a problem • identity crisis – the period during adolescence when an individual is trying to answer the questions who am I? What do I want to do with my life? (in your teens) • identity confusion – when an individual has not formed a strong personal identity and remains dependent on peers (when they are in early adulthood)

  7. Work Place Define the following terms and give an example for each • workplace culture – the values, norms, attitudes, ways of relating to others and presenting oneself that are common to an organization • anticipatory socialization – the behaviour expected of individuals when they become doctors, police officers, lawyers, and so on • Examples -

  8. Secondary Agents of Socialization – The Media • Why is TV so popular? • Continuous rapid movements and loud sounds cause the viewer to be completely oriented to the screen, activating the nervous system, activating the nervous system to a high degree • Interactions between people and events are short and vivid • Several senses are stimulated • Action is vivid and emotional reaction is greater than with other media • Rapid presentation of events and material give little opportunity for processing and reflection

  9. How is it different from other agents of socialization? • Does not require interaction with actual people • One way communication • No influence over the message being delivered

  10. How is TV different for children? • Young children are not able to distinguish fantasy from reality • Have trouble distinguishing between a story line and a commercial – this fact is exploited by advertisers

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