Family Socialization
Parent-Child Interactions. In the article noted in this activity, the authors point out that most introductory sociology textbooks identify the main socialization agents as family, peers, schools, media, work, and religion. “…[W]hat is far less often acknowledged is the contribution that children’s toys and games play in representing and reinforcing dominant conceptions of ‘appropriate’ social identities found in social discourse and in institutional arrangements” (para. 1). Go to a public space like a library, mall or park and observe family interactions for an hour or so, taking notes of the interactions you observe. Based on your observations, how might the parent-child interactions be supporting the process of primary and secondary socialization? Discuss any visual evidence of role strain or role conflict that you noticed. In the article noted in this activity, the authors point out that most introductory sociology textbooks identify the main socialization agents as family, peers, schools, media, work, and religion. “…[W]hat is far less often acknowledged is the contribution that children’s toys and games play in representing and reinforcing dominant conceptions of ‘appropriate’ social identities found in social discourse and in institutional arrangements” (para. 1). Go to a public space like a library, mall or park and observe family interactions for an hour or so, taking notes of the interactions you observe.
Based on your observations, how might the parent-child interactions be supporting the process of primary and secondary socialization?,
Discuss any visual evidence of role strain or role conflict that you noticed. In the article noted in this activity the authors point out that most introductory sociology textbooks identify the main socialization agents as family, peers, schools, media, work, and religion. “…[W]hat is far less often acknowledged is the contribution that children’s toys and games play in representing and reinforcing dominant conceptions of ‘appropriate’ social identities found in social discourse and in institutional arrangements” (para. 1). Go to a public space like a library, mall or park and observe family interactions for an hour or so, taking notes of the interactions you observe. Based on your observations, how might the parent-child interactions be supporting the process of primary and secondary socialization? Discuss any visual evidence of role strain or role conflict that you noticed.
Use APA referencing style.
Based on your observations how might the parent-child interactions be supporting the process of primary and secondary socialization?,
Discuss any visual evidence of role strain or role conflict that you noticed.,
Go to a public space like a library mall or park and observe family interactions for an hour or so taking notes of the interactions you observe.,
How might the parent-child interactions be supporting the process of primary and secondary socialization?,
Discuss any visual evidence of role strain or role conflict that you noticed.
