AGENTS AND PROCESSES OF SOCIALIZATION

1. AGENTS AND PROCESSES OF SOCIALIZATION Family, peers, school and the media as agents of socialization Socialization and life course Common Social interactions

2. AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATIONhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=526pL1fXmRY Sociologists have identified the following key agents of socialization The family Your peers The school Mass Media Religion Clubs Social groups

3. AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATIONhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txI-A3QMtXY THE FAMILY Love them or hate them, your family is generally regarded as having the greatest impact on socialization Your immediate family affects you the most, parents and siblings Children pick up their parents political and social views as they tend to repeat what is said in front of them Children’s basic personality is formed with their first three years of life

4. AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATIONhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txI-A3QMtXY THE FAMILY Love them or hate them, your family is generally regarded as having the greatest impact on socialization Your immediate family affects you the most, parents and siblings Children pick up their parents political and socail views as they tend to repreat what is said in front of them Children’s basic personality is formed with their first three years of life

5. AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION PEER GROUP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrCd3G8-kuI Peers are not part of a child’s immediate family and as a result they often introduce new experiences to a child Within a peer group, children escape the direct supervision of adults They are able to talk more freely about topics they may not be comfortable discussing with adults Peer pressure, both negative and positive, is a reality of the peer group dynamic In adolescence there is tremendous pressure to conform to the group to experience a feeling of belonging http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJAww5g34bE

6. AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATIONhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txI-A3QMtXY THE FAMILY Love them or hate them, your family is generally regarded as having the greatest impact on socialization Your immediate family affects you the most, parents and siblings Children pick up their parents political and social views as they tend to repeat what is said in front of them Children’s basic personality is formed with their first three years of life

7. AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION THE SCHOOL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuxT7JkJrfM Role begins when a child starts typically at age five or thereabouts Most people spend between 12 and 20 years in school, it is a major socialization process In addition to the formal curriculum, students are taught how to think critically and solve problems Many argue that schools have social responsibilities beyond the curriculum School is critical in the formation of response to authority, learning to work in groups, learning self-discipline. These aspects are often referred to as the hidden curriculum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quzGekDaP88

9. AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION THE MASS MEDIA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aKldqcC35o&safe=active Mass media includes television, radio, newspapers, books, magazines, motion pictures, advertising and on-line activity including social media The average Canadian watches over 23 hours of television per week Television and the internet often become baby sitters for younger children and these children become socialized through what they view and do on-line http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgUE4BeWM-g&safe=active

10. OTHER AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION Religion, clubs, social groups also influence socialization Total institutions A place where people are completely isolated from society for a certain amount of time These include boot camps, prisons, 12 step programs, certain religious orders This involves members leaving their past behind and learning new norms and values http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVR4n2Wz9Wo&safe=active

11. SOCIALIZATION AND LIFE COURSE AN OVERVIEW OF LIFE COURSE The essential traits of each stage of life are part of the biological process of aging Each stage of life in any society presents the problem of learning something new, and in some cases unlearning something familiar THE LIFE COURSE STAGES: Childhood Roughly defined as lasting until age 12, defined by being free of adult responsibilities Adolescence Known as the teenage years, the transition from chilhood to adulthood, characterized by increased independence

12. SOCIALIZATION AND LIFE COURSE THE LIFE COURSE STAGES: Adulthood Is the time when most of a person’s accomplishments occur. When people are expected to get a career, marry, have a family Old Age The final stage of life. Often people need to depend on others , as they are no longer able to care for themselves. Death and Dying Our society does not deal particularly well with death. A program of hospice care is available in some communities. It provides care for a dying person at their home or a site other than the hospital http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ7soZtrd10&feature=pyv

13. SOCIAL INTERACTION Is how people relate to each other and influence each other’s behaviour There are five main types of social interaction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZzTVIdQwAY&safe=active

14. SOCIAL INTERACTION There are several different kinds of accommodation Compromise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t44EVvXwq7g&safe=active When two parties both give up something so they can reach an agreement Truce Stops the conflict until a compromise can be reached Mediation A professional individual brought in to help move two individuals or parties towards a compromise Arbitration When both individual or parties allow a third party to make a decision which is binding on both parties. Only used when no opportunity for compromise continues to exist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-52Rdz7qExo&safe=active