Sociology - Socialization

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Socialization

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the process by which a person becomes a social being, learning the necessary cultural content and behavior to become a member of a group or society

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Family

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Most important agent of socialization. Provides identity and shapes self concept

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Peers

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Influence short term goals, increase likelihood of risky behaviors

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School

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Teach competitiveness, cooperation, teamwork, bureaucracy - impersonal rules, time schedule

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Mass Media

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Impersonal communication to a large audience, power of influences has increased over time

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Sigmund Freud

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He highlights the stress that people encounter during the socialization process

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The Brain is fully developed at birth

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Why do animals living in the wild have larger brains than those in captivity?

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They have more experiences to grow the brain

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The most critical years are 0-3

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Brain Development

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Cortisol

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Stress hormone, that in large, continual amounts can adversely affect cognition and digestion