Agencies of Socialisation - Workplace

Question 1

what is socialisation in the workplace?

Answer 1

workplace considered - tertiary socialisation or re-socialisation
- reinforces norms/values of adult life
- workplace can provide a subculture eg. police ‘canteen culture’ where police recruits are introduced to subculture where sexist + racist attitudes are acceptable

Question 2

examples of socialisation in the work place?

Answer 2

• encourages punctuality and organisation
• hierarchy = accepting that some people are superiors who should not be questioned
• health and safety
• behaving in fear of getting fired

Question 3

EVAL of workplace as an agency of socialisation - functionalist view

Answer 3

think its important factor for re-socialisation
- concern that long-term unemployment leads to socialisation wearing off

Question 4

EVAL of workplace as an agency of socialisation - marxist view

Answer 4

importance as it’s a source of class identity
but –> increasingly people don’t work in big factories can be seen as critiscm of marxist view of class

Question 5

EVAL of workplace as an agency of socialisation - feminist view

Answer 5

inequality in the workplace is normalised - complain about glass ceiling
- idea that there is an invisible barrier for woman seeing promotions
- instead women are consigned to 4C’s = catering, caring, cooking, cleaning