Socialization and Development

1. Describe socialization - the process beginning during childhood by which individuals acquire

the values, habits, and attitudes of a society. Socialization is the process whereby an

individual’s standards, skills, motives, attitudes, and behaviors change to conform to those

regarded as desirable and appropriate for his or her present and future role in any particular

society.

2. Explain primary socialization - Primary socialization is the process by which an individual

learns the basic values, norms, and behaviours that are expected of them by their society. It

usually takes place during childhood and is mainly achieved through the family and education

system. Primary socialization occurs between the child and those people in their life with

whom they have a close, personal, and intimate face-to-face relationship.

3. Discuss how biology and socialization contribute to the formation of the individual.

4. Describe how people develop a social identity.

5. Know what sociobiology is.

6. Explain how extreme social deprivation affects early childhood development.

7. Explain the views of Charles Horton Cooley and George Herbert Mead.

8. Describe Erik Erikson’s model of lifelong learning.

9. Explain how family, schools, peer groups, and the mass media contribute to childhood

socialization.

10. Know how adult socialization differs from primary socialization.

11. Identify where resocialization takes place.