socialisation
Socialisation.
1) What do sociologists mean by the concept of socialisation & how useful it is in understanding human behaviour?
Socialisation is the process of learning the culture of any society so the ppl will fit themselves into the society. It is a process that involves internalising the norms & values of a society so that way of thinking, behaving & seeing things are taken for granted. Although sociologists have different perspectives they share a very important basic idea, i.e, the culture of a society is a key to understanding human behaviour.
According to Structuralist approach, which includes both functionalist & Marxism, the behaviour of an individual is seen as a result of social forces which are external to individual. As expressed by Durkheim the society is external to individual & human nature is really seen as passive & the socialisation process is a one-way process. It is during socialisation that ppl learn how to play the roles expected in the status position they occupy.
The most intensive period of socialisation occurs within the family & is called primary socialisation. It is in the family that babies learn to walk & talk, & take on the gender roles of those they identify with. In this way, we learn to be human. Talcott Parsons regarded primary socialisation as 1 of the 2 basic functions of the modern nuclear family. During childhood the social consensus was passed on within the family. In industrial societies Parsons argued that this function was performed by the nuclear family in which there was role differentiation, i.e, the mother act as the ‘expressive leader’ providing warmth & emotionally whilst the father act as the ‘instrumental leader’ providing economic security.
Conflict theorists, on the other hand, analyse the agencies of socialisation in capitalist societies. For e.g, Bowles & Gintis emphasis the importance of schools transmitting Hidden Curriculum. The values that are transmitted are capitalist values, acceptance
1) What do sociologists mean by the concept of socialisation & how useful it is in understanding human behaviour?
Socialisation is the process of learning the culture of any society so the ppl will fit themselves into the society. It is a process that involves internalising the norms & values of a society so that way of thinking, behaving & seeing things are taken for granted. Although sociologists have different perspectives they share a very important basic idea, i.e, the culture of a society is a key to understanding human behaviour.
According to Structuralist approach, which includes both functionalist & Marxism, the behaviour of an individual is seen as a result of social forces which are external to individual. As expressed by Durkheim the society is external to individual & human nature is really seen as passive & the socialisation process is a one-way process. It is during socialisation that ppl learn how to play the roles expected in the status position they occupy.
The most intensive period of socialisation occurs within the family & is called primary socialisation. It is in the family that babies learn to walk & talk, & take on the gender roles of those they identify with. In this way, we learn to be human. Talcott Parsons regarded primary socialisation as 1 of the 2 basic functions of the modern nuclear family. During childhood the social consensus was passed on within the family. In industrial societies Parsons argued that this function was performed by the nuclear family in which there was role differentiation, i.e, the mother act as the ‘expressive leader’ providing warmth & emotionally whilst the father act as the ‘instrumental leader’ providing economic security.
Conflict theorists, on the other hand, analyse the agencies of socialisation in capitalist societies. For e.g, Bowles & Gintis emphasis the importance of schools transmitting Hidden Curriculum. The values that are transmitted are capitalist values, acceptance