Socialization

to prejudice and discrimination includes: Socialization, having one’s upbringing teach and perpetuate prejudice. Conformity engaging in discriminatory behavior because others in your group are doing so, usually for approval or to be likes others. Institutional racism, prejudice and discrimination encouraged or ignored at high levels such as government and ethnocentrism, the tendency to value one’s cultural norms and values over others. Socialization can lead to prejudice because of an…

Religion in Moderation Religion is a subject of personal interpretation. However, the degree to which you chose to follow or not follow religion is influenced by external factors of socialization and the environment around you. Ryan Cragun is the author of What You Don’t Know about Religion (but Should) a book which presents objective data, and subjective analysis and opinion of four groups of religious individuals in regards to factors and topics of the modern world and how the presence or…

for social uses (Watkins, 1994). Several theories have been suggested that the telephone would reduce the amount of socialization and specifically face to face socialization. The opposite has occurred. Even though the number of face to face conversations was reduced, the amount of socialization, particularly between women and rural America increased. Increasing the socialization improved the overall well being and social interaction of the…

The article “The Myth of the Tight Pussy” emphasizes the myths we had created in our society due to the socialization we have between each other. It also highlights the way our culture shapes our ideals of sexuality. Our values, beliefs and behaviors are the ones that shape the way we define sex. These aspects depend on each individual since we are from distinct races, religious and ethnicities. This article tells us a little bit about how the definitions of “the myths of the perfect or ugly…

The first parenting style that will be discussed is the authoritarian parenting style. Authoritarian parenting is characterized by behaviors that are highly limiting and tremendously demanding. Authoritarian parents are neither warm nor responsive to their children and have high maturity demands for their children due to the fact that they are intolerant of selfishness or inappropriate behavior (Marsiglia et.al. 2007; Spera, 2005). The authoritarian parenting style is associated with parents who…

learning style. It can be very personalized for each child’s needs, whether it is a strength or a weakness. When someone hears that a family is homeschooling, many thoughts begin to run through their head. Questions begin to arise. What about socialization? What will you use for a curriculum? These are some of the many questions a homeschooling parent may be asked. When a parent builds their own curriculum, they are able to tailor it to their child or…

social is essential to our survival because our identity is dependent on how we socialize with others. Charon defines socialization as the “the process by which the various representatives of societyㄧparents, teachers, political leaders, religious leaders, the news mediaㄧteach people the ways of society and, in so doing form their basics qualities”(34). What is more, our socialization and social life is dependent on our culture, while our culture shapes our…

Troy Kell’s two murders can’t be completely explained by any of the theories of socialization covered in chapter three. The gender theory claims that a person’s gender informs their attitudes and behaviors, and as such has no application whatsoever since the act of murder can’t be construed as being a gender-directed activity that either males or females undertake when following their respective gender maps. Mead’s theory of Role Taking can’t be used to explain the murders; role taking denotes…

importance to my life can be simply explained by the amount of time I had to spend I school and in activities happen around school. Education interests me because the school system is a social agency that was created to enhance the processes of socialization through education. Students not only learn from the academic curriculum, but they also benefit from socializing with their teachers and peers. This social institution offers a useful analysis of my identity because education helped me…

There are many agents of socialization which can affect these traits for an individual such as ones family friends, religion, day care, school & peers, and the workplace. I do believe that some of these do have a greater influence than others and I will discuss and explain them below. The family is going to be the first agent of socialization one encounters and it is one that will always be with you throughout your life. One of the…