Essays on Socialization

Humans are social creatures. We yearn for companionship and acceptance. This is why we identify ourselves to certain groups and as certain members of a culture, so we can have the common ground to socialize with one another. This is how we connect with others....

Socialization occurs when individuals gain behaviours or beliefs of their general culture (Arnett, 2013). With socialization, the ability to become part of the social norm which is called self-regulation, and also enter roles in the community such as becoming a cashier at the grocery store...

By definition of our lecture, Socialization is the lifelong process by which we learn about the societal expectations set forth by our cultures and societies, concepts that we are expected to follow in order to be a successful member in our environment. To me, the...

Who am I? Who do I get to blame for why I am so awkward? Well, that is another story for a further time. This is me, defining me, through socialization. What has influenced me that left an impact on my life that lead me...

The agents of socialization are what help us learn about society and ourselves. These agents work by continuously shaping our values, self-image, and behavior. The family is an important agent of socialization because family provides an environment that allows us to develop in. Media works...

Family in my eyes is the biggest influencer in my behavior and identity. A kid’s first world is that of his family. It is a world in itself, wherein the kid figures out how to live, to move and to have his being. Inside it,...

While reading this section, I began to relate to my own experiences which helped my understanding of the reading. For example, O’Brien mentions that, “The me is the overseer who observes the behavior and intentions of the I and brings them in line…” (O’Brien, 2017,...

Secondary socialisation plays a very important part in the whole life of individuals, which includes peer group, education and mass media. The social media is one of the characters of mass media in contemporary society which is an influential agent to people. However, for the...

Moving forward to discuss in detail the ideas around social constructionism will further enhance understanding of how the new social studies developed. It can be said with a certain amount of agreement that there seem to be some fundamental differences between adults and children. For...

Sociology is the study of human interactions in a society. It focuses on the norms that guide people in their interactions with those around them with the aim of achieving harmony in the setting of a family, community or society. Human to human interactions influence...

Social media is consisted of platforms such as facebook, twitter, and Instagram, basically anything where people could share a piece of their minds or their lives. It can also be considered as a place for creativity, freedom of expression, and for some it could be...

For everyone, the agents of socialization can vary, though all of us experience socialization from our families in some sense and school to a certain extent, which are the agents most of my socialization occurred with. My family members were essential in teaching me what...

“Make a human connection teach human interaction, as if it were as important as the very breath we breathe, look up at me look up at each other and look up at you” – Allison Graham speech (November 11,2011) The quotation above pertains that we,...

Humans appear to desire social connection and it is important for expressing views, cultivating new ideas, and building relationships. In a time in history where the country was undergoing expansion and still building its foundation and principles, it seemed essential to socialize. Prior to cell...

People can become less sociable because of the impact that social media has had on their lives. Social media is a seriously large platform that can really diminish people, it can damage someone to the point of being so miserable because of the impact it...

In general, people tend to set goals for themselves during their leisure time and, more important in this context, at the workplace. Goals are outcomes which have a certain value to the individual and are therefore motivating to engage in actions to reach that goal...

Introduction Having a hobby is like determining what a person you are, it’s like a label of what you like and what your passion is. Practicing your hobby can help you meet new friends and other people with common interests. Plus, having a hobby is...

The human child comes into the world, as a biological organism with animal needs. He is gradually moulded in society into a social being and learns social ways of acting and feeling. No individual could become the person and no culture could exist without it....

Society is the culmination of a group of people involved in continuous interactions. It is built on the everyday interactions and communication amongst each other to develop relationships between individuals who share different cultures and experiences. These everyday interactions are what we call socialization as...

Hegemony is the social, economic and/or political supremacy of one group or state over the other(s). The word, ‘hegemony’ is accredited to Antonio Gramsci for his writings from prison under the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini. Gramsci refers hegemony as ‘predominance, obtained by consent”. It also...

The theory of social learning has a fundamental role in our daily life and can also affect us in a positive or negative way that determines the way we learn socially is several of its factors and the most important of which is the environment...

In modern society, as individuals we take identity for granted. We appear to understand who we are, we seem to have a good knowledge of individuals in our presence and they tend to relate to us in the same way. However, social identity can affect...

Play is important for children, there are plenty of reason why play is an important thing for children such as learning how to socialize, learning their cognitive, exploring their imagination and much more from just simply having fun. For example, in the video ‘Cute Is...

Socialization and resocialization are social processes that individuals experience throughout their entire life span, that involves teaching norms that are generally accepted by society as a whole and is how one inherits these norms, customs, ideologies, and skills and/or habits for being proficient members of...

The term political socialization was coined in 1959 by an American professor of sociology, Herbert H. Hyman as the “ learning of social patterns corresponding to his societal positions as mediated through various agencies of society” (1959, p.25). This essay is a personal reflection on...