1. Agents of Socialization

2. Bell Work
Agents of Socialization
Peers
Mass Media
Resocialization

3. Objective
Identify and analyze the agents of socialization.

4. Introduction
Every social experience we have affects us in some small way.

5. The Family
The most important “agent”
Unintentional family socialization
Parental attention intellectual growth

6. The Family (cont.)
Family passes to children a _________ social position.
Sociological Research
Low SES teach conformity and obedience
High SES teach judgment and creativity

7. Family (cont.)
Even though children are born into high or low SES, most of our hopes and dreams come from our _________.

8. Schooling
School enlarges children’s social world
Two types of socialization in schools
Formal
Informal

9. Formal
Knowledge of content
Math
Reading skills

10. Informal (Hidden Curriculum)
Values
Punctuality
Reward systems
Authority
Gender Roles

11. Peers
How does it differ?
Develop an identity separate from the family
Opportunities to discuss certain item that would be uncomfortable with adults

12. Peers (cont.)
The greatest appeal of the peer group?
“Generation gap”
Anticipatory socialization
What is it?

13. Mass Media
Does t.v. mirror society’s patterns of inequality?
Is t.v. dominated by a liberal, cultural elite?
Is American society socialized by the sex of violence on t.v.?

14. Other Areas of Socialization
Religion
Sports