Socialisation Flashcards
What is socialisation?
Process where we learn norms and values
What is deliberate socialisation?
socialisation that is deliberate to convey values, attitudes, skills etc
What is unconscious socialisation?
spontaneous interactions that have no purpose or intent
What is social control?
Ways behaviour is controlled and reinforced through sanctions
What is formal social control with examples?
directly enforce and contol population
- police
- courts
- criminal justice system
- government
- military
What is informal socail control with examples?
subtle control often unrecognised
- family
- peers
- education
- religion
What are the two main types of socialisation?
- primary
- secondary
What are the agents of socialisation?
- family
- peer group
- education
- workplace
- media
- religion
What is primary socialisation?
ages 0-5 where family play a key part in teach norms and values
How doe children learn from parents?
- norms
- values
- views
- behaviours
How do family contribute to identity?
teach us gender, social class and ethnic identities
What happens without primary socialisation?
Children do not develeop socially of cerebrally and have significant deficits that will permanently affect adulthood
Who is Genie Wiley?
- kept inside for 13 yrs with no primary socialisation
- couldnt talk, walk and was in nappies
- lived in a cage
- became a feral child as a result
- couldnt make progress due to brain shrinking due to neglect
Who is Oxana Malaya?
- left to a pack of dogs until age of 8
- due to not having primary human socialisation she learnt animal like behaviour
- became a feral child like genie
Who did a key primary socialisation study?
Sue Lees
What was Sue Lees’ study?
- development of gender identity and awareness at ages of 5/6
- 7-8 yr olds find being seen as a ‘typical’ boy or girl very important
- pressure in school to conform to gender roles
What is secondary socialisation?
5-18 yrs and rest of life socialisation
What is the most important part of secondary socialisation?
Peer groups
How do peer groups have influence?
- learn acceptable behaviour from peers
- hierarchies form within groups
- often a source of rebellion (youth subcultures)
How is education an agent of secondary socialisation?
- formal and informal cirriculum as forms of social control
What are the formal and informal (hidden) cirriculums?
- formal- educational structure in lessons
- informal/hidden - learning values outside of formal lessons
Who were two key theorists in education?
Bowles and Gint
What did Bowles and Gint suggest about students in education?
- American Marxists
- argued that hidden cirriculum exists but didnt think it was only about values
- education ‘giant myth machine’
- brainwashing children to be obedient and to not question work
- taight to accept place in society
