Transcript Chapter 5 Section 3

Chapter 5
Section 3
Agents of Socialization
Objectives
• 1. Identify the most important agents of
socialization in the United States.
• 2. Explain why family and education are
important social institutions.
Agents of Socialization
• Sociologists use the term as a way to describe the
specific individuals, groups, and institutions that
enable socialization to take place.
• Most important agents: family,(principal
socializer of young children) peer groups,(most
influential during preteenage and early teenage
years) the school,(school play a major role
between ages 5 and 18) and the mass media.
Mass Media as a Socialization Agent
• 1. Mass media include books, films, the
Internet, magazines, newspapers, radio, and
television.
• 2. Television probably has the most influence
on children.
• 3. The effect of television on children is an
ongoing debate.
Activity
• 1. Choose a partner.
• 2. Create a collage poster that illustrates the
four most important agents of socialization in
the United States.
Activity
• After reading the feature The Function of Fairy
Tales.
• Divide into small groups.
• Each group will receive a short, well known
fairy tale. Read and analyze the fairy tale and
discuss how the tale might help children and
contribute to their socialization. Choose a
spokesperson to present your conclusions.
Resocialization Activity
• Resocialization-this involves a break with past
experiences and the learning of new values
and norms.
• Conduct research on the resocialization that
takes place in military boot camps, prisons,
psychiatric hospitals, or other total
institutions.
• Create a one page written report on the
chosen topic.