Socialization

Four Major Agents of Socialization Sociologists define agents of socialization as people or groups that affect our self-concept, attitudes, behavior, and other views toward life. Throughout my life many different agents of socialization have influenced me and contributed toward my development. The agents of socialization that most impacted my life as a high school student and now as a college student have remained unchanged. The four specific categories are family, church community, school, and…

affect which party they vote for. Political socialization is the process of how voters form their opinions and beliefs. This process happens on many levels from the familial to the national and state level. This process is shown to impact partisanship and voter behavior throughout the rest of their lives. However, there are different theories on what level of political socialization is most impactful on voters.…

means to be a boy or a girl in our society (Best 2010). Through myriad activities, opportunities, encouragements, discouragements, overt behaviors, covert suggestions, and various forms of guidance, children experience the process of gender role socialization. It is difficult for a child to grow to adulthood without experiencing some form of gender bias or stereotyping (Witt 1997). Gender is…

Socialization is defined by University of Delaware students as “the way a child is ‘taught’ how to act and refers to the period of childhood development when children learn the rules and values of their society”(Adam, French, Himebauch, Kuhls, and Thornton). These graduate students, majoring in chemistry, argue that if the children do not learn to differentiate right from wrong, they will likely make wrong decisions throughout life. This socialization can occur at home, but…

Introduction heading, you write a longer paragraph in which you introduce your topic (gender socialization) and themes. You also provide some initial evidence (This may be general statements that do not come from your sources, or it may be specific information that does come from your sources or journal.). Finally, you state your thesis (See me if you do not know what a thesis is.). As a term gender socialization is the journey through life a person takes, absorbing societal expectations and…

The Importance of Re-Socialization While growing up in Wilmington, CA, a familiar sight on my daily walks to the corner store or to a tea shop a few blocks away was the sight of a homeless man. Every day, I would pass by several homeless men but there was one individual in particular that always stood out to me. His legs had been bandaged up for years and he would always sit in the same spot with his wheelchair, smiling and greeting people as they passed by. He would just sit there and…

Political Socialization, being the way thoughts and opinions about politics are formed, is of great importance as it helps shape views of politics. Politics is affected by many factors, some ordained by the creation of the world, and some fated by human interference. Black Lives Matter is an activist movement demanding freedom, justice and equality in the United States for African Americans. The manner in which citizens form opinions is an extensive process including environmental factors,…

fast-paced world, they are instantaneously born into a never-ending cycle of socialization. In this moment, they are given social identities that will assist in describing who they are, who they are going to be, and their individual role. In this cycle, adolescents are informed about multiple stereotypical messages, which are learned through the ones they love and trust, and by mass media. It is in the core of this cycle of socialization where the stereotypical messages of feminism are created…

backgrounds than us. In meeting these people and having different experiences, we are shaped to who we are today. Your peers at school, your mom and dad, and others affect your own socialization, and each have a very important role to play in the socialization process. Your family and religion both play a major part in your socialization. Your family is usually the first group to have a major impact on you. The experiences you have with your family are the ones that help shape you who are and…

There was a time in the not so distant past where social media was not around, a time where people actually interacted with one another and looked up to view the world and interact with individuals around them as it and they were meant to be appreciated. People seem to be becoming more dependent on technology and social media. As a result often times socializing more online through their social network of “friends”, in turn interacting and communicating less and less with their friends in person…