The child and society : the process of socialization
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The child and society : the process of socialization
Random House, 1988
5th ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical refernces
Includes index
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Description
This text offers a comprehensive and integrated overview of the socialization of the child in modern society. It focuses on theory, social class, ethnic groups and communities, and the role of such agencies of socialization as the family, school, peer groups, and mass media. It contains views on basic issues, and related controversy corner students' interests and inspire discussion and independent thinking. As a paperback, it is useful as either a primary or supplementary text.
Table of Contents
- 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
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