Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Blog entry: 6 - Socialization





         Socialization- is the process through which people learn their culture's basic norms, values, beliefs, and appropriate behaviors. 
When reading chapter 6 and watching the videos and reading I started to feel more connected to this chapter then any before. This chapter deals with the socialization on how we operate with the social world. From when we are children we are shaped by family beliefs and social ideals. While growing up we change taken on new roles that is achieved status, student, employee, spouse, retiree. These different achievements are influenced by the society we choice to live in. Every one on the earth doesn't have the same values that other choice to but its then that when people become individuals we gain a sense of self by what we interact with inside of the society we live in. 

        The video "A call for Men, a video conference led by Tony Porter" that explain the "Man Box" This man box are the ways in witch men are expected to act. Social norms that are passed down in parenting. How men shouldn't cry to how men are the protectors in the family. But the most important role of all is to never act like a girl this show weakness. Agents of socialization plays a role in the thinking of how these beliefs come to place. "Family" as stated in chapter 6 is the "primary agent of early socialization." In the family young men learn from their fathers.  
         This video related back to the article "Parents Socialization of Children" since not all cultures base man to act in these norms. Different parenting technique is practice such as Authoritative, Permissive, Authoritarian, and parenting. These are different ways kids are raised around the world and though their society norms that is practice. As for the video "Killing Us Softy" is how woman are viewed in society. It is a very moving video on how woman are advertised through marketing, media, and ideals. While watching this video as a male I was being reminded the every witch way how society appropriate behavior effects woman. From the way they are judged about their appearance to their role in the family was being influenced on woman since childhood.


 
 


2 comments:

  1. I'm so glad that you can see the ways that females are being pressured everyday to live. Your blog is very interesting and as a female I always thought that guys never cared or understood how difficult it is to be a female just like its probably hard being a male because of all the labels and standards that we are required to live up to everyday. Its good to know that you are reminded of what we face everyday. The pictures that you used are very good examples of this as well.

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  2. I have to agree this blog was more fun to work with because it was more down to earth and more relatable than the others. Because it allowed us to express our own feelings and still show us that we're not the only ones going through this .

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