Major agents of socialization include the family, religion, daycare, school, peer groups, sports, and the workplace. When people move from one place, job, and/or life situation to another, they often have to undergo
resocialization
—the process of learning new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors.
What is the process of learning new norms values attitudes and behaviors called?
Resocialization
refers to the process of learning new norms, values, attitudes and behaviors.
What is the voluntary process of preparing to accept new norms values attitudes and behaviors?
Anticipatory socialization
is the process of preparing (in advance) for new norms, values, attitudes and behaviors.
When individuals acquire the norms values and attitudes of their group’s This is called the?
When individuals acquire the norms, values, and attitudes of their group(s), this is called the:
socialization process
.
What is a group who norms and values are used to guide behavior?
Anticipatory Socialization
. The voluntary process of preparing to accept new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors. Reference Group. Group whose norms and values are used to guide behavior; group with whom you identify.
What is the process of learning to participate in group life?
Socialization
is the cultural process of learning to participate in group life. Such learning takes place through cultural transmission.
What group is used for self evaluation?
| A B | Reference Group a group used for self-evaluation and the formation of attitudes, values, beliefs, and norms | In Group exclusive group demanding intense loyalty |
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Which of the following is an example of a peer group?
Peer groups consist of same-aged individuals who share similar interests and are a part of the same social class. An example of a peer group is
a soccer team
. Peer groups are very influential on childhood and adolescent social development, with peer group influence being at its highest during adolescence.
Agents include schools, peers, and the
workplace
. Modern societies have small scale families. In the US most families are nuclear but some are not (single-parent, extended). Region and social class of family affect socialization.
Which of the following would be the best example of a total institution?
total institution: It is an institution that controls almost all aspects of its members’ lives.
Boarding schools, orphanages, military branches, juvenile detention
, and prisons are examples of total institutions.
agents of socialization: Agents of socialization, or institutions that can impress social norms upon an individual, include
the family, religion, peer groups, economic systems, legal systems, penal systems, language, and the media
.
Socialization is critical both to individuals and to
the societies in which they live
. As individuals, social interaction provides us the means by which we gradually become able to see ourselves through the eyes of others, and how we learn who we are and how we fit into the larger world.
Socialization is a
process that continues throughout an individual’s life
. Some social scientists say socialization represents the process of learning throughout life and is a central influence on the behavior, beliefs and actions of adults as well as of children.
What are the 3 types of norms?
Three basic types of norms are
folkways, mores and laws
.
What are 3 examples of folkways?
Folkways are norms related to everyday life—
eating with silverware, getting up in the morning and going to work or school for example
. There are also mores, which are behaviors that are right or wrong…don’t kill people, don’t steal… Some norms are explicitly taught, others are tacit—we pick them up through observation.
What are examples of norms?
- Shake hands when you meet someone.
- Make direct eye contact with the person you are speaking with.
- Unless the movie theater is crowded, do not sit right next to someone.
- Do not stand close enough to a stranger to touch arms or hips.
