Socialization Understanding behaviour in Society

Socialization  Process when someone learns the attitudes, values, and behaviour that are valuable and necessary for society  Starts in childhood, taught by caregivers  Influenced by parents, friends, school, work, media, gender, religion  Teaches people to behave differently in different situations

Social behaviour  Observable responses to external and internal stimuli  Interaction among members of a group  Observing how others behave provide you with clues as to how you should behave

What Influences Behaviour?  Family  Gender  Culture  Media

Social influence  The effect other people have on a person’s thoughts and actions  Can effect people directly or indirectly  Example: your decision to date someone in based on what you think will be your reactions from family or friends or avoiding dating a specific type of person because of the real or imagined family pressure

Gender  How we behave is determined by the role given by the society in which we live in  Internalization is the process by which male and females embrace or accept these gender roles and part of their identity  Qualities such as strength, power, wealth, sensitivity, nurturing, etc.  Gender is a social construct or created by society  Gender influences the way your see view yourself, how you view the world, how you behave in the world

Third Gender- Intersex  Someone who was born with both male and female sexual characteristics and organs.  People who do not define themselves as completely male or completely female either because biologically they are both, or because their identity differs from their assigned biological sex.

Culture  Each culture has characteristics and traditions which make it unique  May include simple or elaborate symbols and values, rituals, practices  History and law influences a country, society, culture  People are influence by culture, and can be influenced by more than one culture  Multiculturalism influences us in numerous ways

Media  Media influences social behaviour – “bang, bang”  Facebook improves relationships ???- people benefit from social media networks  Conveys social norms, expectations, ideals, values- Acceptable

Socialization  Think and act like me  Acceptable and unacceptable behaviour  Socialization is the process by which individuals: o Learn behavioural patterns o Skills o Values o Self-esteem/confidence o Identity

Categories of Socialization  Primary Socialization  The process of learning the basic skills needed to survive in society  Hygiene, eating with utensils, language, dress  Secondary Socialization  The process of learning how to behave appropriately in group situations  Schools, churches, sports

Anticipatory Socialization  “The process of learning how to plan the way to behave in new situations.”  “Using prior to knowledge to assess new social settings.”  Examples: clothing, language, behaviour for events-weddings

Resocialization  “The process by which an individual learns to transform old, sometimes unacceptable behaviour into new, socially acceptable behaviour.”  Behavioural Modification theory  Criminals, military

Abnormal Socialization  “Ideally children should be raised in a nurturing environment that promotes physical, emotional, and intellectual development.”  “Children need attention, encouragement, and stimulation of a caregiver to develop healthy and become productive, well ad-justed members of society.”  “Children who are abuse, neglected or abandoned at early ages suffer devastating psychological and social disturbance as these years are crucial to learning and social behaviour.”