SOC 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Total Institution
16 Oct 2017
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Socialization: the process by which an individual learns and generally comes to accept the ways of a group or society in which they are a part. Lifelong process by which people learn the expectations, values, norms, and roles of their culture. Can be divided into two parts: (1) childhood socialization & (2) adult socialization. The importance of socialization: passing on of culture from one generation to the next, development of a sense of self. In primary socialization, newborns, infants and young children acquire language, identities, cultural routines, norms, and values as they interact with parents and other family members. Parents provide anticipatory socialization that is, they teach children what will be expected of them in the future. Entrance into the educational system (grade school through college). However, researchers are now viewing socialization among intimates as two-directional. Ex: children tend to be familiar with technology and the digital culture, and they teach their parents about these matters.
