AGENTS OF SOCIOLIZATION

first experiences with language, values,
beliefs, behaviors, and norms of your society

the process through which children become
socializzed outside the home, within society at
large.

often starts with school

first introduction to bureaucracies and a system
of rules

Hidden Cirriculum

an education in norms, values, and
beliefs that are passed along through schooling

school is also a learning place for being
exposed to a variety of different kind of people

enforcement

exposure to peers

behaviors that were expected of people in social groups

most important agent of socialization

religion

cultural capital

the non-financial aspects that are
needed for success in the real world

cut off from the world

controlled enviroment

remakes you into the new you

the social process where people learn
to take on the values and standards
of groups that they plan to join

The process through which children learn
the behaviours, values and attitudes
associated with racial groups

this is where racial discrimination gets put
into a child's mind, based on what the
parent is teaching them

learning the psychological and social
traits associated with a person's sex

teaches the norms, values, traits and behaviors
you develop based on the social class you're in

explains why more middle and upper class
children go to college (expected to attend)

influences attitudes towards politics

lower income family watches more TV then their high income counterparts

Subtopic

help children master the problems of growing up

the socialization lessons contained in fairytales are indirect

heros serve as aroles models for young children

makes them ask "who do i want to be?"
rather than "do i want to be good?

allows kids to see the adult world in a
simplistic view they will understand

puts frightening themes like, love, fear, death, isolation, and abandonment in a way kids can deal with their fears