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Peer Groups

y On e of the most importa nt age nt of socializatio n y C onsists of people of the same age

o V ery commo n for childre n to stick i n their ow n age groupy T end to be homoge nous

o W e ge nerally select people who are like uso S imilar religio n, social class , gender , or other social statuso W e ca n relate to the people i n the group

y Pare nts te nd to e ncourage childre n to ha ng out with similar peopleo S ame class

y W e lear n a lot of skills a nd social i nteractio ns, group loyalty , how to create a group wherewe defe nd and support each other

o A fter a while bei ng in the group , you depe nd o n the groupo M

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d to lead to peer-pressure I nteract i n a negative way W e lear n how to act with people who do nt belo ng

o S ometimes our peer groups would pressure us to do drugs , steal thi ngs M embers of the peer groups would perform this behavior i n order to stay

in the groupy H ave the same values a nd normsy L ear n male a nd female behavior i n themy Gender Play

o Peer groups e ncourage masculi ne a nd femi n ine behavior o B oy groups are rewarded for sports , and cool nesso Girl groups are rewarded for physical appeara nce a nd wear fashio nable clothi ng

I f the popular girls are not exhibiti ng growth traits , the n those traits wo nt be fashio nable

y Peer groups start earlyo S tarting in kindergarte n, childre n start to develop peer groups

y S pend a huge amou nt of time i n peer groups whe n we leave home (college)

M ass M edia

y I nclude books , magazi ne, inter net , video games , televisio n, etc.y W e are emerged with media everyday

o I nclude seei ng flyers a nd advertiseme ntsy T elevisio n is the most domi nant form of media right now , but that s cha nging now due to

technologyy People with a higher social eco nomic status watch televisio n less

o T hey may have a differe nt socializatio n

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o I f people come from a wealthy family , they get to go to the real live eve nt rather than watchi ng it o n televisio n

y S tudies show that wome n watch more televisio n tha n men doo C onducted by the Keiszer Family Foundation o T hey stay home with childre n more ofte n, and childre n watch televisio n o C hildre n 2-18 ages watch at least 5.5 hours a day watchi ng televisio n

y T here s co ntroversy over wome n playi ng video gameso S ome argues that video games have affect wome n with viole nce

y C hildre n unconsciously i nterpret the i nformatio n they see i n video games , on the i nter netor televisio n into their norms a nd affect their behaviors

y F or tee nagers , music a nd magazi nes play a great roleo M agazi nes are aimed mostly at girls

F ashio n, dati ng habit , make up D efine body type a nd social expectatio ns o n beauty , what is or is nt

importa nty T eaches us about the domi nant values , stereotypes a nd tre nds of societyy A llows us some creativity , new ways to thi nk a nd do thi ngsy T elevisio n continue to portray me n and wome n in differe nt ways

o M en are more viole nt, stre ngtho W ome n are more peaceful a nd se nsitive

y C artoo n are highly i n flue ntial , it teaches them the norms , how male a nd female acty C hildre n who watch a lot of televisio n are more likely to e ngage i n gender related

activities (football , and cheerleadi ng) , and for stereotypes

S ocial Roles

y E xpectatio ns of a perso n on their social positio n y People wear certai n clothi ng to set themselves apart (create a role)y E ach perso n defi ne roles differe ntlyy People s interactio nal experie nces defi ne the same role differe ntlyy People ofte n behave i n patter ns of i nteractio ns differe ntlyy O ur behaviors are co nstrai ned by our social normsy Role S train

o W hen we are playi ng the role of a pare nt, and we are u nable to perform thoseroles

y Role C onflicto H aving to put o n two co nflicti ng roles

y T hrough socializatio n process we develop who we are (u nique se nse of self)o W e have the ability to act a nd thi nk depe ndentlyo W e ca n make decisio n on our career

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y I dentity relate to people who u ndersta nd who they areo Gender , sexual orie ntatio n, ethn icity , and social class Pg. 93o I ndicate who the i ndividual iso S ocial I dentity homeless , lawyers , stude nts

C hapter 5 S ocial I nteractio n and E veryday lives i n the I nter net

y A ll of those actio ns and behaviors that we take for gra ntedy W e interact with people that we do nt k nowy S ocial i nteractio n to us is actual word play , mea ning of symbol , and body la nguagey E ven whe n we pass someo ne in the hallway , and accide ntly make eye co ntact , that is also

social i nteractio n y C ivil I natte ntion

o W e recog nize people are there , but we just make a n effort to not make eyecontact. I f we do , well quickly look away.

y W e reserve lo ng period of eye co ntact with people who are familiar to usy W e commu nicate a lot with our eyes

o W e ca n say a lot with our look o Our eyes really say more tha n we thi nk they doo People wa nt to take their busi ness a nd meet people fact to face

A sign of respect , understa nding a nd trust