SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIALIZATION

Sociology and Socialization

Sociology and Socialization

Introduction

Socialization is a term used by sociologists, social psychologists, anthropologists, politicians and educationalists to refer to the process of inheriting norms, customs and ideologies. It may provide the individual with the skills and habits necessary for participating within their own society; a society itself is formed through a plurality of shared norms, customs, values, traditions, social roles, symbols and languages. Socialization is thus 'the means by which social and cultural continuity are attained'.

This theme is a classic of sociology, as has been written about him a lot, throughout history of sociology, and its approaches, about the sociability of human beings or not. There are two opposing positions between different thinkers:

1) He argues that man is the result of society.

2) The radical individuality of a man with the social environment. The truth is that the problematic relationship between the individual and society has been formulated as different ways, which finally ended up becoming a dilemma. Basically can be statement as follows:

• Are the characteristics of individual's causes or effects of the society in which live?

• Is the individual who influences the social environment or is the medium that influences the individual? (Emerson, 1870, p. 113)

This debate is constitutive of sociology and retains great importance even though it is often presented in too agreed (Henslin, 2004, pp.47). However, contemporary sociology tries to overcome this opposition between individual and society (Kern, 2010, pp.22). Of course, the two debates are linked: the rise of the individual as a social reality, the weakening of the constraints and traditions, forcing them to change the "sociological perspective". However, should we consider that the contemporary individual is "not belonging"; it can be thought independently of any social constraint? Are we really, as some people think sociologists at the end of the idea of society?

Society forms the one-by-one and not the one-by-one that forms society. What is intended by that is that we are all goods of our upbringings and discover through socialization what our convictions are, what we acquiesce on in person and often distributed convictions and the comprehending of what is the "norm." (EUPHIX, 2009, pp.47)Through our prime interaction with other ones starting at dwelling and extending up on school, school and work, our convictions aren't habitually set in pebble and can change through time, development and the interaction with other ones one time out-of-doors the family (Berk, 2001, pp.96). It appears to me that I would be more of the Functionalist theory other than the confrontation theorist. In up to date societies the boundaries between the Functionalist theory and the confrontation idea are less apparently characterized than in the times of Karl Marx and Emile Durham. However the major class assemblies for example landowners and the employed class can still be recognised in most societies. It appears to me that I would be more of the Functionalist theory other than the confrontation theorist (Durham, 2003, pp. 78).

Theoretical role socialization theories

In the role-related socialization theories mainly the social environment structures ...