SOC 105 Chapter 4: chapt 4

• School: Stony Brook University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 105
• Professor: Nicholas Wilson

Document Summary

O(cid:272)ializatio(cid:374): (cid:862)the so(cid:272)ial pro(cid:272)esses through (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h (cid:272)hildre(cid:374) de(cid:448)elop a(cid:374) a(cid:449)are(cid:374)ess of so(cid:272)ial norms and values and achieve a distinct sense of self. No individuals are immune to the reactions of others around them, which influence and modify their behavior at all phases of the life (cid:272)ourse. O(cid:272)ial reprodu(cid:272)tio(cid:374): (cid:862)the pro(cid:272)ess of perpetuati(cid:374)g (cid:448)alues, (cid:374)or(cid:373)s, a(cid:374)d so(cid:272)ial pra(cid:272)ti(cid:272)es through so(cid:272)ializatio(cid:374), (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h leads to stru(cid:272)tural (cid:272)o(cid:374)ti(cid:374)uity o(cid:448)er ti(cid:373)e(cid:863) Primary socialization occurs in infancy and childhood and is the most intense period of cultural learning and is the most intense period of cultural learning. Secondary socialization occurs later in childhood and in maturity where other agents of socialization (schools, peers, media, workplace) become socializing forces. Agents of socialization example- family, schools, pressures of peer relationships, mass media (violence in tv and video games), work etc. Socialization through social roles, social and self-identity and age-grades (stages of life) Cog(cid:374)itio(cid:374): (cid:862)hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) thought pro(cid:272)esses i(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)i(cid:374)g per(cid:272)eptio(cid:374), reaso(cid:374)i(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d re(cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)eri(cid:374)g(cid:863)