Essays on Socialization

Devor, Messner, Kimmel, Renzetti and Curran all argue that gender is a socially constructed, learned “performance” of behavior. In tandem, they reinforce the idea that society lends significance to our biological sex differences. In Aaron Devor’s essay, he explains how one must immediately create a…

The five agents of socialization that everyone has experienced which is family, peers, school, work, and media Family is the very first agent of socialization that everyone faces when born, because mothers, fathers, grandparents, siblings, and other family members. Because each family member teaches the…

The article “Reconsidering Peers and Delinquency: How Do Peers Matter?” by Haynie and Osgood (2005) attempts to explain how the relationship among peers contributes to delinquency. The study was instigated to cover weaknesses and deficits of the previous studies that did not fully address delinquency…

“Remember, they already love you,” he says gently. “Just be yourself” (Collins 123). The Hunger Games, a novel written by Suzanne Collins, narrate the story of a 16-year-old girl called Katniss Everdeen who steps in for her younger sister in a barbaric tradition called the…

Introduction Humans are social creatures and live in the world full of social encounters as mentioned by Erving Goffman, an American-Canadian sociologist, which brought up the situation that it is unavoidable for human to escape from interacting with each other. Social interaction focuses on how…

In the last few decades, our society has adopted many social values, beliefs, and norms set the standard of living. This happens through the transmission of various group affiliations that inform our own personal relationship to one group of our choosing. This statement leads to…

Gender Socialization in Children’s Clothing and Toy Stores Assignment I A pink toy vacuum versus a blue toy vacuum. The only difference being a simple color, but the meaning assigned with the color is forever impactful. This is just one example of the many toys…

HOW HAS PUBLIC OPINION, SOCIALIZATION AND THE MEDIA SHAPED THE DEVELOPMENT OF CITIZENS OF A COUNTRY? The development of citizens is essential to the political system of a country because citizens play a large role in leading change and affecting policy. Political and social development…

East Section The Medicine Wheel is an important concept for Indigenous culture. The Wheel is a good representation about how Indigenous people see the world, especially how different things are interconnected (Joseph, 2013). The Wheel has four equal parts – East, South, West, and North,…