Socialization

Socialization

The lifelong process by which individuals learn and internalize the values beliefs norms and rules expected by their society.

Socialization

It is essential for the continuity of culture and society influencing behavior, language, customs, and values.

Family, education, peer groups, media, and religion

Socialization agents includes:

Gender Socialization

the process by which individuals learn the cultural norms and expectations associated with their gender.

Gender as a Social Fact

Means that gender rules and expectations are constructed and maintained by societal norms, institutions, and laws.

Emile Durkheim

The person who describes social facts as societal forces that exist outside the individual but shape behavior, such as laws, customs, and institution.