Socialization Becoming Human

Agents of Socialization Prepare us for our place in society

Family Primary Agent = basic sense of self Working Class Concerned with staying out of trouble Use physical punishment Middle Class Concerned with self-expression Reason with children A partial explanation for the differences between middle class and working class socialization is in the types of jobs they old. Parents expect their children to have jobs like theirs. Blue collar work stresses following orders, while middle class work stresses creativity and taking the initiative. This pattern reverses depending on the types of jobs the parents hold. Office workers, for example, have little freedom, while plumbers have more. Middle class parents tend to be activity oriented (team sports)—children need their guidance to develop, while working class parents tend to value free play—children will develop naturally. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2wCS7Wlpzs Video

Media Movies T.V. Social Media Books Magazines The Censored 11: -11 Looney Tunes Cartoons that were pulled from the air in 1968 for racist content. -They still show up in DVD Collections Discuss how the media has the capacity to reinforce stereotypes, but also to showcase inclusion and diversity. Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EnnkUM7XY0 Highly racist Looney Toons episode; Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGQJUIWuBJE The first Muppet with autism on Sesame Street; Video 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRXuCY7tRgk Preview for the movie Loving; Video 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enpFde5rgmw “I Love My Hair” A father wrote this to celebrate his daughters hair because the only examples she saw in the media were of white children’s hair, and she didn’t think her own was pretty. Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4

Neighborhood Affluent Neighborhoods More Supervision Poorer Neighborhoods Less Supervision More Crime Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4nI7AgUKwk Mister Roger’s Neighborhood Intro. Video2: http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/mister-robinsons-neighborhood/n9299?snl=1 Mister Robinson’s Neighborhood—A good opportunity to discuss perceptions and stereotypes about certain neighborhoods and the residents Video 1 Video 2

Religion Basis of morality and values Sense of community Norms of behavior and attire In the U.S., these values influence even non-religious people because they have become social norms. Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o3Jzfax4H8 Opening sequence from the 2004 film Saved, in which religion dominates a community’s norms and values. Video

Daycare Positive Outcomes: Better language skills Best for children from dysfunctional families Negative Outcomes: Weaker maternal bonds More likely to be aggressive Video Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjEWM_t4PCw from Daddy Day Care—discuss childcare gender typing and their lack of understanding about childhood development.

School Manifest (Intended) Function: To Educate Latent (Unintended) Functions: Transmit Universal Norms Teach the Hidden Curriculum (values of patriotism, democracy, honesty…) Corridor Curriculum (values passed from peer to peer) Reinforce Social Class Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2S3BlEBlg4 1950s socialization at school—hidden curriculum Video

Peer Groups Parents and Schools are replaced in Importance by Peers Separate into Subcultures: Dress Music Language Values Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExkY_fGcD78 Clips from Mean Girls Video

Sports Team Player Competitiveness Instrumental Relationships (what you can get from another person) Boys tend to associate athletic success with masculinity and tend to learn to relate to others instrumentally, while girls tend to shape their identities around meaningful relationships. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouTtDp3Kx3U Mighty Ducks Scene Video

Jobs Anticipatory Socialization = learn a role before entering it (college, internships, reading) Becomes part of self-concept Video1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUcjn1CuRZI From Parks and Recreation Video2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF7m1fFr2eQ Khan Academy Video 1 Video 2