Author Question: How does socialization instill roles and norms in the individual? What will be an ideal ... (Read 66 times)

james9437 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

How does socialization instill roles and norms in the individual?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Janet works multiple part-time jobs. Both jobs require her to work a different schedule of hours each week and pay just above minimum wage. She receives no nonwage benefits from either employer. How would a sociologist classify a worker like Janet?

a. as a member of a union
b. as a member of the precariat
c. as an assembly line worker
d. as a socialist

jordangronback · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Socialization is the process through which we are taught and trained to behave in society or in particular social settings. It is how we come to understand the expectations and norms of our groups. Throughout our lives, we are constantly being socialized to behave in certain ways (or to not behave in others). The process begins in families, where parents attempt to teach their children a wide range of different rules and norms. But socialization continues at every stage of the life course and involves learning from many different people: in schools from our classmates and teachers; in workplaces from our colleagues and bosses; in churches from priests, rabbis, imams, and our fellow congregants; in political, cultural, and civic organizations, where we are socialized by an array of people ranging from a camp counselor to a piano teacher; and even through the mass media, where we learn about behavior by watching television shows.

Answer to Question 2

b