Concepedia

Abstract

1. Socialization Defined. 2. Preconditions for Socialization. Biological Inheritance: An Ongoing Society. 3. The Processes and Outcomes of Socialization. Society and Socialization: Emotionally Significant Relationships Communication The Significance of Significant Others Socialization and Time Outcomes of Socialization. 4. Socialization and Subcultural Patterns. Social Class Community of Residence Ethnic Groups. 5. Agencies of Socialization. The Family The School The Peer Group The Media of Mass Communication. 6. Sex, Socialization, and Gender. Sex and Biology Sex and Social Organization Socialization Agents and Processes Gender Roles and Identities Egalitarian Ideologies and the Future. 7. Socialization in Later Life. Socialization in Adolescence Socialization in Adulthood. Notes and References. Selected Readings. Index