Media And Society: The Influence Of Socialization In Society

Every human being thinks differently in their own unique way. Of course, it is easy to influence other people’s worldviews but even then, people have their own point of view of how they see the world. The way this works is because of socialization. Socialization is the process in which one acquires knowledge about the culture in their society or in other words, it is when one develops the sense of self. The socialization process is significant and sophisticated. Socialization even begins at birth because what one will learn will be based on what gender one is born, what race one is born into, or what society one is born into. Socialization is what influences one how to think or how to act depending on what culture they are a member of. Socialization

The media sends out strong messages to change the views of its audience. The media includes the news, music, videos, social media and advertisements. Social media is a huge part of everyone’s daily life. It is easy to be influenced by posts on social media. Famous celebrities promote products and recommendations and the audience becomes inspired to use the products. The news is another way that society can be influenced to a certain point of view. An example from the film is when the news is reporting about how Jack saved his mother. Sure, it was a brave thing to do but the whole thing must’ve been traumatic. The news takes the story and makes it into something inspiring to get the attention of its audience. Music tends to spread grab a lot of attention. Lyrics are powerful forms of influence. Music artists purposely write lyrics that people can relate to. This makes it easier to influence people. Schools have hidden curriculums that are informally taught. An example of this is when an English class only reads books about that contains only Caucasian characters. This may lead to students being taught that school systems don’t care about other cultures, races or languages. Hidden curriculums are not always negative. Schools also teach students to be neat, on time, organized and always paying attention. Schools socialize students to prepare them for future roles in the work force. Not only do schools have hidden curriculums but they teach skills and students acquire knowledge that affects the student’s self-image, beliefs, and values. Not every student has the pleasure of enjoying their time in the school system. Depending on the students social class, race or gender, it is possible for the student to have a negative experience in the school