Primary Socialization
What is Primary Socialization?
Socialization from infancy to early childhood.
What is Secondary Socialization?
Socialization from early childhood throughout adult life.
What is anticipatory socialization?
A simulative socialization exercise that we utilize to prepare us for life events and changes.
What is developmental socialization?
A learning process wherein the focus in on developing social skills or on learning behavior within a social institution.
What is Resocialization?
The process whereby people learn new rules and norms upon entering a new social world.
What are the agents of this type of socialization?
Parents, siblings, family members.
What are the agents of this type of socialization?
Teachers, coaches, priests, celebrities, etc.
What is an example of anticipatory socialization?
Starting a new job, going through the syllabus for a class, research about a new place, etc.
What age group does this socialization mainly deal with?
children and young adults; teaches them how to communicate and work together properly.
Where might this type of socialization be encountered?
True or false: This type of socialization is the least important in the process of socialization.
False; this type of socialization starts the process and allows for the child to know right from wrong, values, beliefs, how to relate to others, etc.
True or False: Secondary Socialization primarily deals with kids aged 18-25.
False; many sociologists believe that this type of socialization mainly begins when a child starts school and continues throughout the life of an adult.
True or False: Not everybody goes through this type of socialization.
False; it is human nature to want to conform with a group, and this type of socialization involves the want to join a social group or club and learn their way of doing things.
True or False: This type of socialization can occur at any point in life.
True; i.e getting hired after graduating college and learning how to communicate and do job effectively.
True or False; Another example of resocialization is going to jail.
True; it's an institution that instills new norms, values, beliefs in a person while getting rid of previous norms that no longer serve a purpose.
How do children learn to socialize in this type of socialization?
The children observe the behaviors of their family members and imitate them. The parents guide their children on the "right" path and teach them the basics on how to behave in society.
What might happen if somebody doesn't experience secondary socialization?
The person might not be able to interact with their peers effectively and lack an understanding of social constructs.
What might happen when a person doesn't experience this type of socialization?
The person might have trouble finding a group to conform with or even struggle with things like understanding the role they serve in a new job or title. They lack the preparedness for their entrance in a new social situation.
Where might this type of socialization be utilized the most?
In any type of social institution. It teaches how to communicate and behave in that social institution. An example of this would be to learn how to get better at public speaking if you get shy and freeze up during a presentation.
Is resocialization a good or bad thing?
Resocialization is neither good nor bad. It depends on how it is used and what is learned. Example of a bad way is the high vigilance and aggressive behaviors learned in jail. A good example would be learning the work culture of a new job.
How was this type of socialization founded?
It is a concept that was formed by many theorists: Sigmund Freud, George Herbert Mead, Jean Piaget, etc.
How was this type of socialization founded?
Along with primary socialization, this concept was also formed by the theories of many different sociologists.
How was this type of socialization developed?
This type of socialization was theorized by Robert K. Merton in 1949; he saw that military members would imitate officers in hopes of a promotion.
How was this type of socialization developed?
This type of socialization was formed through three sociologists: Jean Piaget, Erik Erikson, Sigmund Freud.
Who developed this type of socialization?
The theories on resocialization heavily depended on Erving Goffman's theories.