SOCIALIZATION, STATUSES, AND ROLE

Socialization

the social process through which we develop our personalities and human potential and learn about our society and culture. It is a lifelong process.

Primary Socialization

your first experiences with language, values, beliefs, behaviors, and norms of your society. Family is an example of primary socialization because parents and guardians are the first teachers of everything.

Anticipatory Socialization

the social process where people learn to take on the values and standards of groups that they plan to join.

Gender Socialization

learning the psychological and social traits associated with a person’s sex. It starts when parents decide on a gendered name and when nurses put a pink or blue hat on the baby.

Race Socialization

the process through which children learn the behaviors, values, and attitudes associated with racial groups.

Class Socialization

teaches the norms, values, traits, and behaviors developed based on the social class a person belongs to.

Secondary Socialization

the process through which children become socialized outside the home within society at large. This often starts with school.

Filipino Culture and Socialization

children observe, imitate, and follow adult family members because of close family ties. They learn how to get along with others and are taught values such as Hiya, Pakikisama, and Utang na loob.

Ralph Linton

proposed the Role Theory in 1936 and defined the sociological terms status and role.

Status

our relative social position within a group.

Role

the part society expects us to play in a given status.

Achieved Status

statuses acquired by doing something. Examples include becoming a criminal by committing a crime, becoming a good warrior through achievements in battle, or becoming a mother by having a baby.

Ascribed Status

statuses that result from being born into a particular family. They are not voluntary statuses and are not chosen by individuals.

Social Roles

duties performed by individuals depending on context. They refer to group roles expected from people in society.

Firefighter’s Role

to put out fires, save lives, and wear a uniform.

President’s Role

to be the chief of state, commander in chief, and chief diplomat.