Interacting with friends and family, being told to obey rules, being rewarded for doing chores, and being taught how to behave in public places
are all examples of socialization that enable a person to function within his or her culture.
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
.
This gender socialization can be direct or indirect. For example, children learn about
gender stereotypes through their peers
‘ direct comments (e.g., “long hair is for girls while short hair is for boys”) and/or negative reactions when failing to conform to their gender expectations.
The school setting is where the learning of the new role as a student occurs. When
children start school
, for example, they are socialized to obey authority (i.e., the teacher) and in how to be a student.
Types of Socialization. Generally, there are five types of socialization:
primary, secondary, developmental, anticipatory and resocialization
. This type of socialization happens when a child learns the values, norms and behaviors that should be displayed in order to live accordingly to a specific culture.
The socialization process can be separated into two main stages:
primary socialization and secondary socialization
.
- The Pre-Arrival Stage.
- The Encounter Stage.
- Metamorphosis.
Agents of Socialization:
Family, Schools, Peers and Media
.
The role of socialization is
to acquaint individuals with the norms of a given social group or society
. … Socialization is also important for adults who join new social groups. Broadly defined, it is the process of transferring norms, values, beliefs, and behaviors to future group members.
- The family:
- School:
- Peer group:
- Mass media:
- Workplace:
- The state:
Gender socialization
begins at birth
, intensifies during adolescence and contributes to gender inequalities in education, employment, income, empowerment, and other significant outcomes of well-being during adolescence and later in life, argues a recently published discussion paper by the UNICEF Office of Research – …
Gender socialization, the process of teaching/learning about being a girl or a boy, starts
as early as birth and extends throughout adolescence
[3].
Gender socialization begins
even before a baby is born
. Gender is socialized through media messages, school instruction, family expectations, and experiences in the workplace. The process of gender socialization continues as adolescents enter the workforce.
Education is a social process, which prepares individuals to lead a meaningful and dignified life. … Through education society imparts its knowledge, skill, values and behavioural patterns to its younger generations. Thereby ensuring self preservation and continuity. In this sense education is a process of socialization.
One of the most dramatic
impacts
on a child’s
education
is that of the
socialization
process. Forces removed from our immediate decision-making process guide us all. Through the process of
socialization
, the hidden hand of social forces beyond our control guides our lives.
Fredric Jablin articulated three basic stages of organizational socialization:
anticipatory socialization, organizational entry/assimilation, and organization disengagement/exit
. Anticipatory socialization is the period of time before an individual enters into an organization.
