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socialisation
a lifelong process in which we learn the culture of the society we live in.
-socially transmitted, helps us become functioning members of society and teaches us how society is made of norms, values and roles
norms
rules that govern our ‘normal’ behaviour within specief settings
values
widely held beliefs regarding what is good, bad or worthwhile
roles
the behaviour expected from individuals within society and the roles we play change though our lives
agents of socialisation
insitituations that socialise us and use both positive and negative antics to ensure that we conform to dominant norms/values
formal social control
ext are legal system or the police
informal social control
exs are peer pressure, or risk of bullying
why is socialisation essential
1- developing how we see the world
2-how society perceives us
3-how we view others
how does our identity impact our life
impacts how we go through and experience life e.g. women and safety
factors effecting identity
age, race, nationality, gender, socio-economic class, sexuality, neurodiversity, disability, religion, political beliefs
nature
what we do as a result of our innate characsetics and inscinits
nurture
what we do as a result of things we learn, how we’re raised and the environment we live in
primary socialisation
only in friends/families and teaches us particular norms and culture (i.e. religion)
secondary socialisation
teach us universal norms/values and ext are school, media, peer group, workplace, government/legal system
gender socialisation
teaches us norms/values that are expected of diff genders. starts at a early age through clothes, toys, books.
what is gender socialisation also referred to as
canalisation: The way parents channel their children's. interests into toys, games and other activities that are seen as gender appropriate.
other things you can be socialised into
sub-cultures norms/values and diff cultures depending on ethincty
conflict theorists
are marxists/feminests and focus on what goes wrong
functionalist theorist
they focus on what goes right; has origins in Emile Durkheim’s work on social order
how do functionalist theorists view socialisation
key to being a functioning society as we all learn and understand the value consensus
the value consensus
a functionalist concept that describes the need for societies to have a common set of beliefs and principles to work with and towards
how do Marxists and feminists view socialisation
agrue that we’re socialised into norms/values of dominant groups so it’s social control
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