Agents of Socialization
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Lisa Simonson
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Agents of Socialization
are the persons, groups, or institutions that teach us what we need to know in order to participate in society.
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The Family
is the most important agent of socialization in all societies.
The function of families is for the procreation and socialization of children, as well as the primary source of emotional support.
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Education
The school is the agency responsible for socializing groups of young people in particular skills and values in our society.
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Hidden Curriculum
the process by which children learn to value competition, materialism, work over play
obedience to authority
and attentiveness-attributes that are important for later roles in the workforce
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Peer Groups
a group of people who are linked by common interests, equal social position, and (usually) similar age
function as agents of socialization by contributing to our sense of belonging and our feelings of self-worth.
Individuals must earn acceptance with their peers by meeting the group's demands for a high level of conformity to its own norms, attitudes, speech, and dress code.
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The Mass Media
is an agent of socialization that has a profound impact on both children and adults.
Mass Media reaches large audiences and lacks face to face interaction
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The media function as socializing agents in several ways:
(1) inform us about events;
(2) introduce us to a wide variety of people;
(3) provide an array of viewpoints on current issues;
(4) advertise to consumers
(5) entertain us
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Resocialization
The process of learning new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors.
By discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life.
can be intense with the individual experiencing a sharp break with past and the learning and exposure to radically different norms and values.
An example would be the experience of a young man or woman leaving home to join the Marines.
Radical resocialization occurs in a total institution.
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Total Institutions
A society which is generally cut off from the rest of society but yet still provides for all the needs of its members.
total institutions have the ability to resocialize people either voluntarily or involuntarily.
The following would be considered as
total institutions: prisons,
the military, mental hospitals
and convents
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Agents of Socialization
are the persons, groups, or institutions that teach us what we need to know in order to participate in society.
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