SOCIALIZATION

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SOCIALIZATION

• The lifelong social experience by which
  individuals develop their human potential and
  learn culture
• Agents of Socialization
• People, institutions, and groups that influence
  our self concept, emotions, attitudes, values,
  and behavior

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The Family

• Social institution found in
• all societies that unites people
• in cooperative groups to oversee
• the bearing and raising of
• children
• 1st most influential
  agent of socialization
• Values and beliefs
  begin with family

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Family Parents

• Authoritarian
• Obedienceprime virtue
• Because I said so
• Permissive
• Allow self expression
• Few confrontations
• Authoritative
• Confront only after
• deviance allow the child to
• learn from their mistakes

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Stats Divorce

• Ideal of Children for U.S. Adults
• 01.3 13.4 250.4
• 323.4 48.2 5.7
• (2000 Survey text p. 474)
• 2000 Over 40 of U.S.
• Marriages End in Divorce
• One of the highest rates in the world

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Religion

• Helps develop morals
• Monotheism
• Polytheism
• God Authoritarian? Benevolent?
• Critical? Distant?
• 70 of Americans belong to
• a church
• Only 40 attend regular services

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Religion Some stats

• of Americans want a President with strong
  religious faith. 70
• Do you believe in the existence of God or a
  universal spirit? Yes 90
• Do you believe that Jesus Christ actually lived?
  Yes 90
• Do you believe there is life after death? Yes
  73
• Do you think there is a heaven where people who
  have led good lives are eternally rewarded? Yes
  77
• Do you believe there is a hell? Yes 44

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More Religion

• I have no doubts that God exists 66
• I believe in a higher power or cosmic force 14
• I believe in God, but with some doubts 11
• I dont believe in anything beyond the physical
  world 5
• Newsweek Survey - 2006

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School

• Manifest vs. Latent Functions
• Examples?
• Hidden Curriculum
• values or messages that are present in an agent
  of socialization that are latent or not as
  obvious to some
• Gender socialization
• Gender separated classrooms?
• Emphasis on what you can do not who you are
• No Child Left Behind more emphasis on
  Standardized Tests
• Do you think this is the right way to educate?

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Education Cont

• of population that are college graduates
  (2000) 26
• Voucher Programs, Open Enrollment, Chapter 220
• Functional Illiteracy in USA 21
• Family Income College Attendance
• 20,000 - 30,000 30
• 75,000 64

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Peer Groups

• Similar age, interests, social class, ethnic
  group
• 1st experience with equal-status relationships
• Development of social identity
• Kids/Teens Distinctive values and norms from
  adults (subculture)
• Groups develops distinct set of symbols/language
• Anticipatory Socialization
• Things you do in social situations in an attempt
  to gain acceptance into a social group
• Examples?

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Mass Media

• 200,000 violent acts by 18
• Yearly hours in school 1250
• Yearly hours w/ TV 1450
• 6 million videos rented daily
• 3 million library books
• Do TV/Movies affect your peers?
• 10-16 66 Yes
• TV w/out parents 90
• Kids see 20,000 ads yearly
• 54 Kids TV in bedroom
• V Chip only 15 use it
• Page 126 in text

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TV Good or Bad?

• Study Kids who watch 10 hours a week
• Overweight
• Aggressive
• Slower in school
• 1990 Childrens Television Act
• 3 hours per week, 7am-10pm, weekly program, 30
  minutes in length
• Traditional Cartoons being replaced
• with educational programming
• 1997 TV Rating system (link)

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Mass Media and Gender

• Reinforces Gender Stereotypes
• Sex sells!

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Disneys Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
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2002 Rolling Stone Cover
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Miley Cyrus Vogue
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Total Institutions

• Attempt to Re-socialize
• Dominate the thoughts and actions of members
• Segregate emotionally, mentally, physically
• Mortification strip newcomer of possessions,
  clothes, etc that may express individuality
  (personal identity kit)
• This process known as Degradation Ceremony
• Examples?

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