Reflection #8 EDF2085 Socialization

Samantha Clarke
Reflection #8 EDF2085 Socialization

The term socialization from the point of view of the anthropologies and the socialist is the set norms a person or group learned as a result of what is expected of them to be accepted or loyal to that particular group. In addition to this there are many agents that influence the process of socialization, some of which are parents, school and the media. Parents play a vital role in setting the stage for children views of their social status. Automatically there is certain outcome that is expected of a child depending on their social class. This may influence whether they graduate from high school or college, or what they will eventually be in life.

A child may be socialized directly or indirectly. Often time a child may well know their social status t by observing how hard their parent work, or by their economic and educational status. This may also be evident when compared to others around. However the parent well know their social status and may gear a child to work hard at school to achieve good grade so they can go to college and get a good paying job. The parent may also on the other hand be ignorant to these issues and as a result these values are not instilled in the child. Parents may also have different life styles and education outcome which may assist a child in understanding their social class.

The media have shone some negative light on many area of social class. It is often thought that a poor person has no worth or they are looked down on. They want to tell you how to look, what to wear and how to do just about everything. I must also say that the media has become to pilot of the popular culture and many have become passengers of such indulging unrealistic flights. It as set rule and guideline for different classes and subtle barrier are built before you are aware. They invite themselves in the faculties of the mind without an invitation or a courtesy call, and needless you reject because it has become a mandate.

Gender and sexuality has been associated to stereotype for as long as forever. In our society today, or as popular culture has it women are baby makers and should do as thus says the man. There are many though shall not’s on the part of women as if to say they are some mundane robots. On the other hand, sexuality, the great big subject, is left up to choices but for whom to choose. I guess we all have our choices right?