Socialization Throughout Life

Question 1

anticipatory socialization

Answer 1

-The process by which knowledge and skills are learned for future roles

Question 2

social experience is organized by age: (2)

Answer 2

• infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood

- may experience a “rite of passage” for moving from one group into another

Question 3

infancy and childhood (6)

Answer 3

-a child’s sense of self is formed early, difficult to change later
-interaction with the caring adult is essential to emotional, physical, intellectual, moral, social growth and development
>also important in the development of one’s self concept
-in ideal culture = childhood is safe, carefree
-reality = may neglect or abuse leading to the low self-esteem, the inability to trust
-society needs to provide policies and services to provide healthy child rearing

Question 4

adolescence (7)

Answer 4

• A time of anticipatory socialization spending time planning or being educated for future roles
• developing a self identity there may be conflict with parents/teachers could try to restrict teens freedom, leading to emotional or social upset
• some teens take on early adult responsibility
• experience is vary based on ethnicity, gender, social class
• some teens move directly into jobs at age 17 or 18
• adolescence can extend into 20’s or 30’s if attending school
• in Canada, there is no specific rite of passage for moving from adolescence into adulthood

Question 5

early adulthood (up to age 40) (3)

Answer 5

• The goal is to find a job, relationship and personal fulfillment
• learn new attitudes, behaviors, rolls are still socialize my parents, peers, school, media
• workplace socialization

Question 6

workplace socialization (5)

Answer 6

• career choice
• anticipatory socialization, where you learn about the job before starting
• conditioning and commitment, where you learn on the job continuous
• commitment to the job/career
• is most intense after leaving school and starting a new job, but continues during employment and with any new jobs

Question 7

middle adulthood (age 40-60) (3)

Answer 7

• individuals compare accomplishments with earlier goals
• may decide that goals are reached, or they have attained as much as possible
• midlife crisis, involves setting new goals

Question 8

older adulthood (60+) (2)

Answer 8

• have decreased physical ability, lower prestige, prospect of death
• social devaluation

Question 9

social devaluation (3)

Answer 9

• where a person or group is considered to have less social value that other individuals/groups have
• especially when leaving roles that define a persons sense of social identity and provided meaningful activity
• ex) when someone retires