Culture, Socialization, and Education Chapter 10 Culture, Socialization, and Education Viewing recommendations for Windows: Use the Arial TrueType font and set your screen area to at least 800 by 600 pixels with Colors set to Hi Color (16 bit). Viewing recommendations for Macintosh: Use the Arial TrueType font and set your monitor resolution to at least 800 by 600 pixels with Color Depth set to thousands of colors
Agents of Socialization Family Peers School Media Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company
Concerns for American Families Poverty More Single-Parent Families Increase in Working Mothers Pressures on Children Overindulged Children Child Abuse Homelessness, Foster Care Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company
Student Roles Pupil Role Patient, docile, passive, orderly, conforming, obedient, respectful, easily controllable, socially adept Receptive Learner Role Motivated, task-oriented, good achievers Active Learner Role Curious, probing, exploring, challenging authority, independent, questioning, insistent Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company
Factors in Passive Classroom Culture Need to maintain order Students prefer passive learning Accommodations and bargains Teachers’ targets of attention Society’s need for conformity Teacher overload Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company
Adolescent Problems Alcohol and Other Drug Use Suicide Pregnancy and STDs Delinquency and Violence Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company