I was born and raised in the United States, where I lived with my mom, dad and two brothers. More specifically, I was born in Mission Hills, Ca., where we lived for about a year before our first major move to Bakersfield, Ca. When I was a little girl, my Dad switched jobs quite a few times, requiring us to move frequently. I was not raised in one specific place, rather a bunch of different places. When I was about 11 years old, we finally settled in San Diego, Ca., where we lived in the same house for about 8 years until I moved out on my own at 19. When I describe to others I usually say I was raised in San Diego, since I lived there the longest and have the most memories of my adolescence from here. As result of all the moving, I went to …show more content…
According to Berns (2016) intentional socialization would be defined as socialization that is done in a purposeful matter (pg. 11). At dinnertime in my house, my mom and dad always use to tell us “ please chew with your mouth closed.” They wanted to teach us about how to use our manners and reminding us of this daily definitely did. They also taught us many important values, such as honesty, gratitude, courtesy and respect, which will stick with us forever. To me, these are great examples of intentional socialization. In school, one saying from teachers that has always stuck with me was “If at first you don’t succeed, try try again.” This was also an example of intentional socialization as the teachers were trying to implement in us that we should never give up and keep trying if we fail. Through my community and sports, my coaches intentionally socialized me by teaching rules of the game and taught us about teamwork. According to Berns (2016) unintentional socialization happens unexpectedly through social interactions without a conscious effort of trying to teach or learn something (pg.11). Peers socialize us in many ways without us even realizing it. I had a friend who lived on my street and after playing at her house several times, I observed her talking back to her mom. Even though I had always had a strong desire to please my parents, I picked up on this social cue from my friend and at times I talked disrespectful to my parents. The media also unintentionally socialized me by the lessons I learned through the content of the shows that I watched. An example of this was my brothers enjoyed watching the typical action packed shows. Without them realizing it, these type shows were teaching them violence and portraying that violence is
...going to elementary school, along with my father studying and receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science. At the age of 8, my family moved to Dallas, Texas because my father got a job there. My little brother started kindergarten, and we lived there for 2 years, and moved again to Montreal, Canada, when I was going into 5th grade. I had to take one French class because it was the second language of Quebec, a state in Canada where Montreal was located in. But it was fascinating to learn a new language other than my mother language and English. I spent 2 years in Montreal, and then finally in 7th grade, I moved to Denver, Colorado. I had to move from different places and schools, which partially was a disruption to my education and partially not because I learned the different cultures that exists in just two different countries, located in the same continent.
State things that you have achieved even though you grew up where you grew up
The chant “Girls go to college to get more knowledge; boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider” is commonly recited on the elementary school playground. This sexist chant may seem silly, but elementary aged children are socialized to recognize and accept these roles in Western society. Children receive this socialization through their parents, peers, school, and the media. According to Wheiten et al., gender stereotypes are defined as, “widely shared beliefs about males’ and females’ abilities, personality traits, and social behavior” (Wheiten et al. 227). Girls are stereotypically known to be nurturing, caring, and artistic while boys are generally associated with aggression, assertiveness, and athleticism. Girls are typically given dolls,
Socialization is a lifelong process of acquiring one’s personal identity; when we interact within the four agents of socialization—family, school, media, and peer groups—we internalize norms, values, behavior, and social skills. Since our values, norms, and beliefs about society are first learned with family, family is the most important and influential agent of socialization.
I was born in a developing country Nigeria, located in west Africa. Growing up with 4 brothers and two sisters with both of my parents and my uncle. Life seemed good to me at a tender age, and like it was the only existing place in the world. After I started school and began to learn gradually that there are other places out there. I grew older, and I began to understand what I watched on television, which
One of the fundamental strategic practices Western companies should consider when engaging in global expansion opportunities with Asian territories, particularly the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Singapore and Hong Kong, is organizational socialization. Organizational socialization is a vital function of Human Resource Management (HRM) and is designed to help ensure employees both domestically and abroad are well-adjusted and effective in their work environment. This practice is highly effective when HRM makes certain employees acquire a shared understanding of the company’s organizational culture in addition to possessing relevant job skills, and the ability to work collaboratively through positive interactions
1. In your own words, define the concept of “politics.” Cite an example. Can politics occur in non-political arenas such as in our personal lives or within our community? If so, how?
Socialization is defined as the process by which an individual internalizes the norms, values and beliefs of their social world. The socialization process occurs throughout the life course of the individual and is influenced by agents of socialization, which include a variety of social institutions and daily social interactions. Some examples of such agents are peers,family, neighborhood,sports, schools, religion, the workplace, and especially the mass media. Socialization agents in your life shapes, develops, and help highlight who you are as a person. The agents of socialization that have molded and shaped my life through high school and college are family,school,neighborhood..These agents have have helped me become who I am today and has
Political socialization starts at a very young age for most people. When growing up you learn and learn a little about pretty much everything. Growing up and living in the United States of America you learn, very vaguely, at a young age about our government, political parties, the presidents, and so on. At a young age these things may not make full sense and are just something you know little or a lot about. Weather you get this information from a Mother, a Father, grandparents, cousins, friends, teachers, and so forth you learn to know that they know very much about these topics and try to inform you as much as possible about these topics.
Political socialization begins early on in life and is an ongoing process affecting individuals throughout. It is how people eventually identify personal beliefs and expectations in American politics. These political views can include our level of patriotism, faith in the democratic system, standards by which we hold governing bodies, and opinions regarding public policies. From the playground to the classroom, the office to the dinner table, much of our lives affect our political opinions. The most easily identified agents of this are family, schooling, peers, mass media, political parties and religious influences. Furthermore, these means indoctrinate us in the political society through four basic methods: latent, manifest, affective, and instrumental socialization.
By definition, Political Socialization is the study of “the developmental process by which children of all ages and adolescents acquire political attitudes, behaviors and cognition.” In much simpler words, Political Socialization is information fed to a person throughout their entire life from peers, relatives, playgrounds, home, school, or other places which is how one forms opinions, views, and values. From this information, one can shapes his or her own political values based on what they have been taught to believe in or what they believe in. Indeed, there are many factors that play a part when and how these values are formed. Some can be because of historical events and others can be based on gender, religion or race.
Land of my parents’ heritage, Nigeria is where my story begins. Where my parents first met is in Abuja, Nigeria. The name of my parents tribe is Igbo. We are the third largest ethnic group in all of Nigeria. Called to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, my father set plans to travel to the United States. This calling was the only reason I was born in the United States. From Nigeria my parents traveled to Switzerland, then from Switzerland to the United States. When my parents first arrived in the United States they lived in San Diego, California, along the way my siblings were born: one brother and sister. Vague memories from California my mother has told me. Having to take care of my brother and being pregnant with my sister while my father was looking for any type of work. Eventually, our family moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, so my father could attend Oral Roberts University. This is where I was born.
Agents of socialization in short are the people, groups, and social institutions, as well as the interactions within these groups that influence a person’s social and self-development. Agents of socialization are believed to provide the critical information needed for children to function successfully as a member of society. Some examples of such agents are family, neighborhood, schools, peers, religion, sports, the workplace, and especially the mass media. Each agent of socialization is linked to another. For example, in the media, symbolic images affect both the individual and the society, making the mass media the most controversial socialization agent. One of the most obvious places agents of socialization lay is in the malls of America. Malls are filled with advertisements and consumed by the mass media touching on all levels of society.
In order to understand what it means to be human, it is important to understand the key role that socialization and culture play in the process. Socialization is defined as “the process by which the various representatives of society teach people the ways of society and, in so doing, form their basic qualities” (Charon, 2010, p.31). Throughout the world socialization is lifelong and is necessary for survival (Charon, 2010). Socialization also plays a major role in the creation of the individual qualities of an individual (Charon). Through the interaction with others, people are able to learn what directions they will decide to take during their lifetime (Charon). Preforming these tasks through socialization will help to form a better meaning
I was born in Spokane Washington and lived my first three years on a reservation with my mother and my father. When I was three I also started my modeling career until I was fourteen. When I was four my mother remarried and her husband she was with adopted me she was with him until I was five or six. The pieces I do remember from this time were not ones I care to speak about; they still haunt my dreams. I can tell you I was scared of him and still have a hard time speaking to him still today. When I was ten my mother moved me to Portland Oregon for a year. She then decided to move my sister and me to Southern Idaho to keep me out of trouble. She said Portland was no place for a soon to be teenager to grow up. Had she known then what she knows now I think she would have kept me in Portland. I do not remember a lot of the details of my life until I moved to the little town of Filer, located about 160 miles south of Boise Idaho.