SOCIALIZATION

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People tend to learn culture and transfer information from a group of people within the society are influence by
how culture socializes children and young generation.

Socialization refers to the process of preparing people to become responsible members of

society and to understand societal norms and standards which will lead them to behave or act
accordingly based on societal values and what is considered appropriate.

Aspects of Socialization

1. The context refers to which socialization happens. This includes the people and institutions with whom
individuals come in contact in the course of their socialization as to their culture, language, and social
structures such as class and gender.

2. The content and processes. This constitutes the socializing activity; who, how and the experiences
gained in the activity. Content refers particularly to what experiences had been passed from the member
to the newcomer. Processes are interactions transferred from old members to novice and vice versa like
the way they speak, act, think, and even feel. This interaction influences one another.

3. The results/outcomes are the consequences of exposing a member and a novice to the contexts and
processes. This is the effect after a novice had been disclosed to the experiences of the members. This
may lead example to learning the culture of the participants of the socializing activity.

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Agents of Socialization

1. Family is the most significant agent of socialization. It is responsible in upbringing and taking
care of the child, determining one’s attitude towards religion and preparing careering goals.
The experiences gain in the family has a great impact on oneself, values, motivation and
beliefs.

2. Schools as an agent carry out the role of teaching children new values and norms of a larger
society. It is an agent of socialization handled by non-relatives. It is responsible in inculcating
knowledge to prepare the youth to become an adult and becoming responsible, productive
and effective citizens; implanting the love for the country and teach the duties and
responsibilities of citizenship.

3. Religion plays an important role in socialization as it influences morality as well as the idea of
appropriate manners like the way to dress , speak and honor our parent

4. Peer group is a group of children with almost the same age linked by a common interest.
Here, socialization is not controlled by adults. This group provide vital aspects of life, the deep
of relationship forming norms relating to values and standards of behavior like pakikisama.
The sense of belongingness and camaraderie exist in this group.

5. Mass Media/Technology has great impact to one’s attitude, values and basic orientation in life
since it can be a source of information, entertainment and education. Research found out that
children exposed to television and other media showing violence tends to have aggressive
behavior.
6. Workplace is an agent for socialization for adult. An adult learned skills, attitude and values in
relation to a job performance.

Product of Socialization- Tanghian

1. Selfhood refers to the social formation of one self or a part of it and its relations to others
which is built and sustain through socialization within a given cultural context. It also refers to
the awareness of others.
2. Personality defined as the totality of a person’s characteristics such as habits, attitudes, traits
and ideas as these are arrange externally into roles and statuses and relate internally to one’s
motivations and goals.
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 Socialization occurs when people are interacting with one another. The consequence is visible to
the participant. The interactions that happened are guided by the norms and values of the societies.
These norms and values are considered as social control which is use to maintain order in group of life.

People socialized into the norms and values, through the family then through other organizations,
like, religion, education, and media.

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Norms are those what are considered normal or typical attitudes and behavior within a certain
group. Also these are rules and expectations which guide people on what should be done or not in a
situation.

Types of Norms

1. Folkways also known as conventions or customs are stem from the ways of the folks like
habits of action and routinary activities that was standardized and agreed by the members of
the group or society with some degree of traditional sanction.

Examples:

Kissing the hand of the elder “ pagmamano”, if not followed you are being disrespectful.

Waiting in line while buying things or receiving services

2. Mores are norms that determine what is considered ethical and unethical behavior. It is also
known as the norms of morality in accordance to culture.

Examples:

Living together by couples without marriage is against the religious doctrine and considered
immoral.

Going to church in a sexy short and tube dress is also against the mores of the church.

3. Taboo are norms that prohibits or forbids an action based on culture and beliefs which
considered as sacred or dangerous. Violations may result to extreme disgust or removal from
the group.

Examples:

Incest (sexual relations with a parent, child, sibling, or grandchild)

In Muslim culture, eating pork is considered as taboo because to them it is considered as

unclean.

4. Law is a formal binding rule or principles crafted by an organization of sovereign power made
known and enforce to public to govern social relations. It regulates the rights and duties of
person under governing jurisdiction in a given time. Government agents like police are given
authority to enforce the law to control misbehavior that would harm an individual. Violations
are sanction accordingly.

Examples:

A person taking things to gain without force and permission from the owner or considered as
theft sanction as stated in Article 308 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines prohibits.

Murder is punishable as specified in the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines Article 248.

Madelo

Values is culture’s standard which consider the concept of what is just, important, worthwhile and
good. It gives the direction of an individual and what is aimed for. Values serve as criteria to assess
people’s daily lives; prioritizing and choosing between alternative courses of action. Values differ based
on culture and change through time.

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 Types of Values

1. Ethical/moral values are relative values that protect life and are respectful of the dual life
value of self and others.

Examples:
truthfulness, integrity, loyalty, truthfulness, honesty

2. Doctrinal/Ideological (religious, political, etc.) values

Doctrinal/Religious Values is characterized what individuals expect of themselves and of

others based on the beliefs common to the religions they practice. Such values represent
the main principles that guide their actions and decision on what is good and bad.

Examples:
Faithful , charity, compassionate

Political/Ideological Values are expressing the attitude of huge social groups towards the
necessities of others and of society as a whole, with regards to the awareness with their
own needs.

Examples:
freedom, democracy, equality of opportunity,

3. Social values are set of beliefs and moral principles that are shared within a specific dynamic,
institutions, traditions, and cultural. These values are implicit guidelines give direction to people
and organizations to behave appropriately inside a social framework.

Examples:
patriotism, respect for human dignity, rationality, equality

4. Aesthetic values refers to the value of an object or event or state of affairs that has the
capacity to give pleasure or displeasure when experienced or appreciated. It is the idea
governed by what is beautiful and attractive.

Examples:
Unity, harmony, gracefulness, proportion

Some Filipino Values

 hospitality
 respect for elders
 hiya(shame)
 bayanihan
 bahala na (let fate takes its course)
 “utang na loob” (Debt of Gratitude)
 pagpapahalaga sa pamilya (Family-oriented)
 Core values : Makabayan, Makakalikasan, Makatao, Makabansa

It is important to follow cultural norms and values. It serves as social control that would encourage
conformity and discourage deviance or breaking the norms up to some extent of tolerance by the society.

Cultural norms and values learned through socialization motivate a person to become responsible
and competent member making the society in order and peaceful.