Agents Of Socialization

BySteven Glew

TelevisionBy age 16 most children have watched

10,000 to 15,000 hours of TVAggressiveness in children is positively

correlated to hours of TV. WatchIn the 1970s 20% of Adults could not perform

basic reading, writing, and computing tasksPeople forget 23 to 36% of the information on

TV minutes after watching it

EducationIn school, children obey the rules

They do not love the teachersThey must obey the rules

U.S. classrooms are considerable less formal than many classrooms around the world

Soviet EducationOrganized Group Activity is emphasized

Personal Initiative is looked down a poundRows of seats constitutes a collective

Each child in the row works as a groupGroups compete each other to be the best

Resocialization Military

When people join the acquire a new image of themselves Must obey orders Value group cooperation

BrainwashingMake innocent people confuse publicly to a

serious crimeAlso to change political views.

Can be done with “kind” tactics lol

Racial SocializationLearning ones culture and how to live in it

Refers more to minorities groupCan lead to discriminationCan also have harmful mental side effects

Low self esteem DepressionHopelessnessAnxietyRisk behavior

FamilyMost basic start of socializationFoundation for civilized behavior

Teaches moralsBody controlEmotional control

Lifetime impact to self esteem and identity

Work CitedSociology bookhttp://www.sociologycentral.com/text/socl/ag

entssocialization.pdfWikipedia