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Socialization
Objectives
At the end of the chapter, the students
must have:
1. Understood the meaning of socialization;
2. Explained the agents of socialization
3. Describe how agents of socialization
contribute in the development of self;
4. Explained the dynamics of gender role
socialization;
5. Understood gender issues and concerns.
Definition
Socialization refers to the lifelong process of learning to
become a member of the social world, beginning at birth and
continuing until death. It is a lifelong experience by which
individuals develop their human potential and learn culture.
Peer
Our peers also help socialize us and may even
induce us to violate social norms. However, peer
groups generally only affect short term interest
unlike the family, which has long term influence.
Agents of Socialization
School
Schools teach set of expectations about the work,
profession, or occupations they will follow when
they mature. Schools have the formal responsibility
of imparting knowledge in those disciplines which
are most central to adult functioning in our society.
Workplace
At the workplace, a person meets people of
different age groups and belonging to different
social and cultural backgrounds.
Agents of Socialization
Mass Media
Television shows, movies, popular music, magazines,
web sites, and other aspects of the mass media influence
our political views; our tastes in popular culture; our
views of women, people of color, and gays; and many
other beliefs and practices.
Church
Many religious institutions also uphold gender norms and
contribute to their enforcement through socialization.
Religion fosters a shared set of socialized values that are
passed on through society.
Role
Role set – a number of roles attached to a single status.
Role conflict – occurs when incompatible demands are built into a
single status that a person occupies (e.g., a woman whose roles
include fulltime employee, mother, wife, caregiver for an elderly
parent, community volunteer).
3. Language
Language to communicate thoughts or ideas in the most pervasive institution of
socialization.
Sexist terms, no matter how subtle, very easily maintain gender ideology e.g. using
male “man” (whether by itself or as prefix/suffix) and “he” to refer to both sexes.
Agents of Socialization in the
Context of Gender Role
4. Churches/ Religion
Religious teachings depicting women as martyrs, self-
sacrificing and conservative, etc.
5. Mass Media
Print and broadcast media are most effective
socializing agent; subtle and often subconscious way
plus long amount of time people expose themselves to
media.
Agents of Socialization in the
Context of Gender Role
Gender roles are deep-seated in the culture as well as
beliefs and value systems of the society. Pervasive social
control further reinforces, maintains, and sanctions
gender roles.
• https://share.stanford.edu/get-informed/learn-
topics/gender-discrimination
• https://www.equalrights.org/issue/economic-
workplace-equality/discrimination-at-work/
• https://www.unicef-irc.org/evidence-for-action/what-
is-gender-socialization-and-why-does-it-matter/