Assigned Reading #3

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Assigned Reading #3 A. Textbook Readings- Chapter 4 1. We discussed primary and secondary socialization agents in class. Describe the primary and secondary socialization processes discussed in your text. Discuss Van der Toorn and colleagues' 2017 study regarding religious beliefs and sexual orientation attitudes. What were the 2 effects they observed? Explain. (83-84; Socialization) - Primary socialization: the first stage in socialization, during which children dvelop basic values and norms and ideas of the self. It occurs when a child learns the attitudes, values, and actions appropriate to individuals as members of a particular culture. - Secondary socialization: The learning of the knowledge and skills needed to take part in society beyond the context of the family. It refers to the process of learning what is the appropriate behavior as a member of a smaller group within the larger society. TWO effects: 1) Direct effect - Observed from religious beliefs and attitudes toward same-sex marriage. 2) Mediating effect - Observed from religiosity to sexual prejudice and then from sexual prejudice to attitudes towadrs same-sex marriages 2. What are ‘anticipatory socialization’ and ‘resocialization’? What is a ‘total institution’? Discuss residential schools as total institutions. What is ‘intergenerational trauma’? How did residential schools contribute to intergenerational trauma according to Monchalin? What are the ‘four Cs’ that describe the experiences of survivors of Indigenous historical trauma? (85-88) Anticipatory socialization - The process in which someone adopts the values and behaviours of a group to which they do not yet belong but that they aspire to join. Resocialization : - A process that involves a replacement of a person’s values, beliefs, and sense of self E.g. an employee may be promoted to a managerial position, which entails overseeing the activities of other workers in a department
- Maybe a welcoming and voluntary change and provides a person with new challenges and better income Total institution - An isolated, confined community that controls most aspects of its members’ lives. Intergenerational trauma - To erase its inhabitants' existing values, beliefs, and overall sense of self, and to replace these with another set. - It changes a person by first destroying their identity and then reconstructing it to fit with the institution’s goals. E.g Prisons, psychiatric hospitals, drug rehabilitation programs, and the military (places that separate from society) Intergenerational trauma - The effect of parents’ harmful childhood experiences on their relationship with their children, which passes on psychological and social problems from one generation to the next. Four Cs 1. Colonial in origin 2. Collectively experienced 3. Cumulative effects 4. Cross-generational impacts 3. What are some of the socialization challenges faced by Syrians who have moved to Canada? According to research, how are Syrian refugees in Canada doing today? (98-99; Think Globally 4.4 box) 1. Especially stark for refugees from rural areas 2. They may not familiar with Canadian lifestyles 3. Gender Socialization (Syria: Women maintaining the farm or taking care of the children is a norm.) B. Document Reading Review the following document (provided on our course homepage in PDF with this reading assignment): Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action [Internet]. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada; 2015. Answer the following Question : 1. What are the Calls to Action concerning Justice ?
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