Reflection Of Socialization

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Socialization is a term used by sociologists, social psychologists, anthropologists, political scientists, and educationalists to refer to the lifelong process of inheriting and disseminating norms, customs, values and ideologies, providing an individual with the skills and habits necessary for participating within their own society. Socialization describes a process which may lead to desirable outcomes—sometimes labeled "moral"—as regards the society where it occurs. Individual views on certain issues, for instance race or economics, are influenced by the society 's consensus and usually tend toward what that society finds acceptable or normal. I’m originally from Nigeria, one of the countries in Africa. I grew up in a very traditional …show more content…

In other words, in predominantly collectivist cultures more parents practice authoritarian methods than they do in individualist cultures. Collectivism is the moral stance, political philosophy, ideology, or social outlook that emphasizes the significance of groups—their identities, goals, rights, outcomes, etc.—and tend to analyze issues in those terms. Collectivists usually focus on community, society, or nation. When I was growing up my parents were really strict, they had very high expectations from me. At the time, I found out all the things they did harsh but only to realize they were just preparing me for the future. Nigeria is a collective society, children are taught to interact collectively and the meaning of community is very important. Individuals have close ties and the family system is very important because they live in compounds. As you asked earlier about my contact with my extended family, it is very common over here in Nigeria because we all believe that everyone is his/her brother’s …show more content…

There is a clear distinction between the poor and the wealthy because they people with titles are considered to be the superior group. These superior usually consist of government officials and their cabinet members. Being the second most corrupted country in the world, there tends to be a lack of “upward mobility” for the other citizens of the country. There are also struggles for ethnic-based parties in the government for individual ethnic groups want to be the ones controlling the country and this often leads to tribal confrontations. Also, there are power struggles between Muslims and Christians. There are constant disputes between these two religions solely for the benefit of maintaining their respective values and beliefs in the

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