Political socialization

Life Event and Agent of Socialization People experience many things throughout their lives that can change or influence them in both positive and negative ways. Many agents affect the way we behave, think, and act in social settings whether we know it or not. Much like events experienced in life, agents can have a positive and negative impact on our day-to-day living. This discussion paper will cover an event that I have personally experienced that has affected my development in some way. I…

In college, students often faced many barriers that prevent them from being successful and do well in school. These barriers cause student to lose focus and lost track of their priorities such as finishing assignments on time and study for upcoming exams. A common barrier that student often face is negative thoughts. Student often give up easily before even trying. For example, students have to a physic class as a requirement to graduate. Due to all the math and intense problem solving, students…

In sociology, it is said that people are brought up the way they are, due to their relationship with family, friends, and environment. Sociologist call this socialization, the process of internalizing the norms and ideologies to learn to behave in a way that is acceptable to society. Through this process, analyzation of concepts begin. In this summative response, I will be focusing on six concepts; looking-glass self, role models, primary groups, significant others, reference groups, and…

Socialization of Gender The term socialization is the process of learning socially accepted behavior from the society. Socialization is the learning process through which every individual acquire skills and knowledge to live an acceptable life in the society. Those people who failed to cope of with norms and values of society are always alienated from the society. Gender affects the term socialization. Socialization of gender begins from the very early start of childhood. Children are taught to…

In 2013, at Bowie State University Michelle Obama made an extremely motivational commencement speech to the graduating class. Obama’s speech was incredibly powerful and heartfelt. She talked about the possible struggles and tough times that individuals went through to become educated, the history of the school, history of how African-Americans couldn’t become educated and several other topics. However, topic in particular stood out, and it was that countless young adults just don’t care about…

Power is the ability to define reality and to have other people respond to your definition as if it were their own. – Dr. Wade Nobles What is power, and how does one possess enough of it to define the reality of others? Power is the invention of labels and categories to separate people into different social positions based on race, class, gender, sexuality, or other characteristics. These categories and positions are often the basis of the individual’s identity. We so often hear people say, “I…

Socialization is the process through which people are taught to be accomplished members of a society. It describes the ways that people come to understand societal norms and expectations, to accept society’s beliefs, and to be aware of societal values. Socialization is a sociological process that occurs through socializing, and it happens over a period of time. Sociologists believe that socialization develops across the life course because we continue to encounter age related transition points…

understand societal norms and expectations, to accept society’s beliefs, and to be aware of societal values” (Little 2014, Chapter 5). University residence is considered secondary socialization, which is the part of life that you will learn new rules and how to function properly but may forget later. The agents of socialization that are most prominent in residence are, peers and education, both require the students to learn new social norms and unspoken rules that you are to follow (T. Davidson,…

Much of what people think today as absolute, unchangeable, and naturally occurring is in reality, the exact opposite. One of the most intricately weaved examples of this state of mind is gender. In the following text, I plan to demonstrate what exactly social construction is, and with the help of author George Ritzer, will establish that the concept of gender is entirely man-made. Additionally, I will also differentiate gender from that of its naturally occurring counterpart, sex. To fully…

Gender Socialization: Toys Gender roles are a very important aspect of our culture and individuals are expected to act according to these roles, if not you are either seen as less masculine or feminine. These gender roles are taught a young age by teaching boys and girls to act and feel a certain way. We are often not aware of the many ways we are being socialized to certain gender roles. I visited a Walmart toy section to observe the different types of toys, their packaging, and colors to see…