socialization part iii agents of socialization agents of socialization

SocializationSocializationPart IIIPart III

Agents of SocializationAgents of Socialization

MAIN AGENTS OF MAIN AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATIONSOCIALIZATION

The FamilyThe Family The Peer GroupThe Peer Group The SchoolThe School The Mass MediaThe Mass Media

Discussion: which has Discussion: which has the biggest influence the biggest influence on your age group????on your age group????

Do you gossip????Do you gossip????

Does gossip magnify the looking Does gossip magnify the looking glass self???glass self???

Read the article provided and Read the article provided and answer the questions that go along.answer the questions that go along.

Be prepared to discuss.Be prepared to discuss.

STOP THE GOSSIPSTOP THE GOSSIPIt topples governments,It topples governments,

Wrecks marriages and ruins Wrecks marriages and ruins careers.careers.

It busts reputations, causes It busts reputations, causes heartache, nightmares, worry, heartache, nightmares, worry,

indigestion, and suspicion.indigestion, and suspicion.It generates grief and causes It generates grief and causes innocent people to cry in their innocent people to cry in their

pillows. Even it’s name pillows. Even it’s name hisses.hisses.

Office gossip, school gossip, Office gossip, school gossip, neighborhood gossip, party neighborhood gossip, party gossip. Before you repeat a gossip. Before you repeat a

story ask yourself:story ask yourself:Is it true? Is it fair? Is it Is it true? Is it fair? Is it

necessary?necessary?

Gossip has a social Gossip has a social impact.impact.

Think about it… Think about it…

FAMILYFAMILY Most importantMost important in most cultures. in most cultures. Help determine socially what you will Help determine socially what you will

become.become. Can be a negative or positive social influence.Can be a negative or positive social influence. Both deliberate and unconscious Both deliberate and unconscious

socialization.socialization. Example: a father tells child to be polite Example: a father tells child to be polite

(deliberate), but then demonstrates this in (deliberate), but then demonstrates this in everyday life (unconscious).everyday life (unconscious).

Unconscious socialization seems to have a Unconscious socialization seems to have a greater effect than deliberate.greater effect than deliberate. (Think of how (Think of how many times you have done the opposite of many times you have done the opposite of what your parents have said)what your parents have said)

PEER GROUPPEER GROUP

As children grow older the peer group As children grow older the peer group starts to have more influence on social starts to have more influence on social behavior.behavior.

A peer group= a group composed of A peer group= a group composed of individuals close in age and social individuals close in age and social characteristics.characteristics.

Peers shape personality as we mold Peers shape personality as we mold ourselves to fit.ourselves to fit.

Not structured like family and school. Not structured like family and school. (more open)(more open)

THE MASS MEDIATHE MASS MEDIA

Any form of communication that Any form of communication that reaches a large audience without reaches a large audience without personal contact. personal contact.

Abstract socialization b/c no Abstract socialization b/c no contact.contact.

TV is most influential.TV is most influential. Most children spend more time Most children spend more time

watching TV than they do in watching TV than they do in schoolschool. .

THE SCHOOLTHE SCHOOL

Plays a major role in socializing Plays a major role in socializing us.us.

Exposes us to different types of Exposes us to different types of social circles, like “the real social circles, like “the real world”.world”.

Is deliberate…well thought out.Is deliberate…well thought out. Extracurricular activities Extracurricular activities

especially prepare the student for especially prepare the student for life in larger society.life in larger society.

Other agents of Other agents of socialization…socialization… ReligionReligion

TOTAL INSTITUTION:TOTAL INSTITUTION: Unique agent…it is a setting in which Unique agent…it is a setting in which

people are people are isolated from the rest of isolated from the rest of societysociety for a set period of time. for a set period of time.

Examples: monasteries, boarding schools, Examples: monasteries, boarding schools, prisons, and psychiatric hospitals.prisons, and psychiatric hospitals.

Institutions try to RESOCIALIZEInstitutions try to RESOCIALIZE their their members… try to break them from and of members… try to break them from and of past experiences.past experiences.

They try to CHANGE social behavior. They try to CHANGE social behavior. How????How????

What do you notice about these What do you notice about these images????images????

How do total institutions How do total institutions resocialize the indivdual?resocialize the indivdual?

In some cases they deny outside In some cases they deny outside freedoms.freedoms.

Standard haircuts.Standard haircuts. Dress code.Dress code. Anything that removes any Anything that removes any

semblance of personal identity.semblance of personal identity.

PUBLIC SCHOOLPUBLIC SCHOOLVS.VS.

BOARDING SCHOOLBOARDING SCHOOLJournal Write…Journal Write…

What are differences?What are differences?

Which better prepares for the Which better prepares for the world?world?

What are pros and cons of each?What are pros and cons of each?