Social connections are important to happiness, health, and overall feelings of connectivity to society. Lack of these connections can lead to isolation,
decreased self-esteem
, and shorter lifespan. The negative effects of loneliness can start to set in within just over one day of not socializing.
Socialization occurs in societies big and small, simple and complex, preindustrial and industrial. … Without socialization we would
not learn our culture
, and, as Chapter 3 “Culture” indicated, without culture we could not have a society. Socialization, then, is an essential process for any society to be possible.
First,
socialization teaches impulse control and helps individuals develop a conscience
. This first goal is accomplished naturally: as people grow up within a particular society, they pick up on the expectations of those around them and internalize these expectations to moderate their impulses and develop a conscience.
Socialization occurs when one interacts with other people. Socialization allows all individuals in a community to develop very similar values, norms, and beliefs (O'Neil, 2009). … Without Socialization
a person will develop different physical and mental disabilities
. Socialization is a very important life process.
The
process by which a person learns to conform individual behavior and responses to the norms and values of society
. As children are socialized, they learn which behaviors are acceptable and which are unacceptable. Boys are often encouraged to imitate their fathers' activities, as this boy is doing.
The process of
socialization ends once a child has reached adulthood
. Through the process of socialization, we often internalize the norms and values of our culture.
Without socialization, we
could not have our society and culture
. And without social interaction, we could not have socialization. Our example of a socially isolated child was hypothetical, but real-life examples of such children, often called feral.
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.
- Your child won't know how to interact with people of different backgrounds.
- Your children will be sheltered.
- Your children won't know how to deal with the real world.
- Your children will grow to be too dependent on you.
- Your child will be lonely or not have any friends.
Socialization involves both social structure and interpersonal relations. It contains three key parts:
context, content and process, and results
.
Socializing is
good for your mind and body
. … Socializing not only staves off feelings of loneliness, but also it helps sharpen memory and cognitive skills, increases your sense of happiness and well-being, and may even help you live longer. In-person is best, but connecting via technology also works.
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.
First, socialization
teaches impulse control and helps individuals develop a conscience
. This first goal is accomplished naturally: as people grow up within a particular society, they pick up on the expectations of those around them and internalize these expectations to moderate their impulses and develop a conscience.
However, the
acquisition of values, beliefs
, and expectations seem to be due more to socialization and unique experiences, especially during childhood. Some hereditary factors that contribute to personality development do so as a result of interactions with the particular social environment in which people live.
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
.
- establishes our social identity. You are who you are due to socialization. …
- teaches role taking. We play different roles. …
- Controls our behavior. If we follow the rules we are usually rewarded or at least excepted. …
- transmit quarter to the next generation.