1. Socialization
Becoming Human

2. Agents of Socialization
Prepare us for our place in society

3. Family Primary Agent = basic sense of self Working Class
Concerned with staying out of trouble
Use physical punishment
Middle Class
Concerned with self-expression
Reason with children
A partial explanation for the differences between middle class and working class socialization is in the types of jobs they old. Parents expect their children to have jobs like theirs. Blue collar work stresses following orders, while middle class work stresses creativity and taking the initiative. This pattern reverses depending on the types of jobs the parents hold. Office workers, for example, have little freedom, while plumbers have more. Middle class parents tend to be activity oriented (team sports)—children need their guidance to develop, while working class parents tend to value free play—children will develop naturally. Video:
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4. Media Movies T.V. Social Media Books Magazines The Censored 11:
-11 Looney Tunes Cartoons that were pulled from the air in 1968 for racist content.
-They still show up in DVD Collections
Discuss how the media has the capacity to reinforce stereotypes, but also to showcase inclusion and diversity. Video 1: Highly racist Looney Toons episode; Video 2: The first Muppet with autism on Sesame Street; Video 3: Preview for the movie Loving; Video 4: “I Love My Hair” A father wrote this to celebrate his daughters hair because the only examples she saw in the media were of white children’s hair, and she didn’t think her own was pretty.
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5. Neighborhood Affluent Neighborhoods More Supervision
Poorer Neighborhoods
Less Supervision
More Crime
Video 1: Mister Roger’s Neighborhood Intro. Video2: Mister Robinson’s Neighborhood—A good opportunity to discuss perceptions and stereotypes about certain neighborhoods and the residents
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6. Religion Basis of morality and values Sense of community
Norms of behavior and attire
In the U.S., these values influence even non-religious people because they have become social norms. Video Opening sequence from the 2004 film Saved, in which religion dominates a community’s norms and values.
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7. Daycare Positive Outcomes: Better language skills
Best for children from dysfunctional families
Negative Outcomes:
Weaker maternal bonds
More likely to be aggressive
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Video from Daddy Day Care—discuss childcare gender typing and their lack of understanding about childhood development.

8. School Manifest (Intended) Function: To Educate
Latent (Unintended) Functions:
Transmit Universal Norms
Teach the Hidden Curriculum (values of patriotism, democracy, honesty…)
Corridor Curriculum (values passed from peer to peer)
Reinforce Social Class
Video: s socialization at school—hidden curriculum
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9. Peer Groups Parents and Schools are replaced in Importance by Peers
Separate into Subcultures:
Dress
Music
Language
Values
Video: Clips from Mean Girls
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10. Sports Team Player Competitiveness
Instrumental Relationships (what you can get from another person)
Boys tend to associate athletic success with masculinity and tend to learn to relate to others instrumentally, while girls tend to shape their identities around meaningful relationships. Video: Mighty Ducks Scene
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11. Jobs
Anticipatory Socialization = learn a role before entering it (college, internships, reading)
Becomes part of self-concept
Video1: From Parks and Recreation
Video2: Khan Academy
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