ppt 4

• Socialization


  A process though which people are taught to be proficient members of society
• Socialization


  • Teaches people to understand societal norms and expectations
  • Teaches people to accept societal beliefs
  • Teaches people to be aware of societal values
• Socializing


  Interacting with others such as family, friends and co-workers
• Even the most basic of human activities can be learned
• Gender socialization


  A process of acquiring self identity and social roles of being men, women, gender appropriate and gender inappropriate behavior
• Gender socialization is an aspect of socialization of preferred sex
• Family as an agent of socialization

  • Social roles begin in infancy
  • Parents comfort girls when crying but neglect boys when crying
• Peers as an agent of socialization


  • Belongingness to a social group
  • Peers (the person you may or may not know)
  • Friends (The persons you choose to spend time with)
• School as an agent of socialization

  • Teachers are more likely to ask boys about their assignments
• Mass media as an agent of socialization

  • Broadcasting via film, radio, television
• Religion as an agent of socialization


  • In the book of genesis Adam was created through ash while eve is from the ribs of adam