The Importance of Socialization: Socialization is the cultural process of learning to participate in group life. It begins at birth and continues throughout life, and without it, we would not develop many of the characteristics we associate with being human.
Socialization and the Self: All three theoretical perspectives agree that socialization is needed if cultural and societal values are to be learned. Symbolic interactionists, however, have the most extensive interpretation of the relationship between socialization and human nature. They use a number of concepts—the self-concept, the looking-glass self, significant others, role taking, and the generalized other—to explain the processes of socialization.
Agents of Socialization: Various agents influence the socialization of a person, namely the family, school, peer groups, and mass media. For children, the peer group is the only agent of socialization not controlled primarily by adults.
Processes of Socialization: Symbolic interactionism views socialization as a lifelong process. Learning new behaviors and skills is important to socialization, and it occurs through four major processes—desocialization, resocialization, anticipatory socialization, and reference groups.
Socialization and the Self: All three theoretical perspectives agree that socialization is needed if cultural and societal values are to be learned. Symbolic interactionists, however, have the most extensive interpretation of the relationship between socialization and human nature. They use a number of concepts—the self-concept, the looking-glass self, significant others, role taking, and the generalized other—to explain the processes of socialization.
Agents of Socialization: Various agents influence the socialization of a person, namely the family, school, peer groups, and mass media. For children, the peer group is the only agent of socialization not controlled primarily by adults.
Processes of Socialization: Symbolic interactionism views socialization as a lifelong process. Learning new behaviors and skills is important to socialization, and it occurs through four major processes—desocialization, resocialization, anticipatory socialization, and reference groups.
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Chapter 4 Vocabulary
Directions: Please follow the same directions that you did for the Chapter 1 Vocabulary Assignment. Click on the Ch. 1 tab to see.
Section 1: Section 2: Section 3: Section 4:
1. socialization 2. self-concept 12. hidden curriculum 15. total institutions
3. looking-glass self 13. peer group 16. desocialization
4. significant others 14. mass media 17. resocialization
5. role taking 18. anticipatory socialization
6. imitation stage 19. reference group
7. play stage
8. game stage
9. generalized other
10. "me"
11. "I"
Directions: Please follow the same directions that you did for the Chapter 1 Vocabulary Assignment. Click on the Ch. 1 tab to see.
Section 1: Section 2: Section 3: Section 4:
1. socialization 2. self-concept 12. hidden curriculum 15. total institutions
3. looking-glass self 13. peer group 16. desocialization
4. significant others 14. mass media 17. resocialization
5. role taking 18. anticipatory socialization
6. imitation stage 19. reference group
7. play stage
8. game stage
9. generalized other
10. "me"
11. "I"
The Shawshank Redemption Film Discussion Guide
In your Sociology notebook, write down characters, scenes, and situations from the film where you see the following things occur:
Desocialization - The process of giving up old norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors.
Resocialization - The process of adopting new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors.
Hidden Curriculum - The informal and unofficial aspects of culture taught in schools.
Functionalist Perspective - The approach that emphasizes the contributions made by each part of society.
Conflict Perspective - The approach that emphasizes the roles of conflict.
Symbolic Interactionist Perspective - The approach that focuses on the interactions among people based
on mutually understood symbols.
In your Sociology notebook, write down characters, scenes, and situations from the film where you see the following things occur:
Desocialization - The process of giving up old norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors.
Resocialization - The process of adopting new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors.
Hidden Curriculum - The informal and unofficial aspects of culture taught in schools.
Functionalist Perspective - The approach that emphasizes the contributions made by each part of society.
Conflict Perspective - The approach that emphasizes the roles of conflict.
Symbolic Interactionist Perspective - The approach that focuses on the interactions among people based
on mutually understood symbols.
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