Sociology / Unit 4 Soc 0490 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Socialization
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The idea
Socialization is the lifelong process by which a person learns the culture, norms, and roles of the society they live in.
In practice
A child learns to queue, apologize, and lower their voice indoors without ever being taught it as a lesson.
Where people slip
Socialization is not indoctrination — the learner is active, and transmission is never a copy.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- 0491"Socialization Ends in Childhood"
- 0493Nature and Nurture
- 0495The Looking-Glass Self
- 0503Freud on Socialization
- 0505Kohlberg's Moral Development
- 0508Why Socialization Matters
- 0530Society and Self Through Three Lenses
- 0669Differential Association
- 1946Three Generations: A Family Across the Whole Course
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