Tuesday, November 3, 2009
The Socialization Process
The Socialization Process is the system by which an individual adopts the beliefs and perceptions of the culture that surrounds them. This generally happens during childhood when the child will adopt the beliefs of the parents without questioning them. Though this is a significant contributor to the spread of prejudices, it is not the only thing that leads to the creation of said prejudices. While the environment is indeed very influential on a person, the environment does not always form the beliefs of that person. Other factors, such as the threat the person feels from a particular group can lead to them establishing their own prejudices, which they could then pass on via the Socialization Process. So while this process may indeed, and often does, instill the beliefs of their surroundings into a person, it does not always do so and does not determine what the person will believe.
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Interesting theory on how fear is a major factor involved in creating prejudices, but are these events always forced upon someone or are they chosen? I can understand events such as the Nazi invasion to contort the peoples points of view, but these events in history seem to be rare and sporadic. Does one then, in daily living, choose to be apart of a dangerous lifestyle due to factors of socialization ?
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