Broad And Broad Socialization

Infancy is from the ages 0-3 years old. It’s a time of rapid growth. During this period of time most changes occur. At this age children develop physical, intellectual, emotional and social skills. When a baby is born they are helpless and depend on their carer in order for them to survive.

When babies are born, they are expected to behave in a certain way because of their gender. When these babies enter childhood, they are exposed to many different influences

In order to see the broader social context we must need to understand first what social context actually is?

Gender is merely based on the psychological and behavior traits with being male or female. For instance, infant girls are generally dressed in pink and girls receive gifts, such as dolls and make-up kits. Newborn boys are generally dressed in blue, boys get BB guns and action figures. As the children grow the division between genders broadens. While females have the tendacy to be more sensitive and submissive, males are more independent and aggressive.

Domestic violence can be defined as the type of behavior that is aggressive or violent and usually occurs within the home, it usually involves two or more people of an intimate relationship. There are different reasons as to why people commit acts of domestic violence, even though many may think that abusive behaviors are inherited, this is not the case. Violent and abusive behaviors are learned rather than inherited, and Social Learning Theories best explains how people are more prone to being violent. Social learning theory is the idea that people learn by observing and imitating someone else’s behavior and attitude. The social learning theory states that people are not born with violent or abusive behaviors, but that these things are learned

While I was in the daycare, it was very clear how gender (P. 181) show up in their play. Girls were more evolved activities that translates traditional female role like cooking on a mini stove, dressing and combing dolls. On the other hand, the boys spend more time playing with cars, balls and tumble playing. That explains the gender schema (P. 182). The preschoolers were aware of the roles that are appropriate for males and females. According to cognitive-developmental theory (P. 182), this strictness is in part a reflection of preschooler`s understanding of gender.

When the child is at the ages of seven to eight years of age this is where they are expected to be socially developed. They should be able to wash themselves, dress themselves, independently go to the toilet and should also be able to make informed choices on who their friendship with and should have already bonded with their friends. As a child grows they develop and understanding for the world around them. They understand how to socialise effectively with the people around them. They also understand the emotional wellbeing of others and are aware of it and due to this it enables them to create and also hold a rapport with other individuals.

Political socialization is the theory of how humans form political values and culture are formed in order to spread those ideals to the next generation, whether it be directly or indirectly, socialization often plays a part in our daily lives, and affects children as young as adolescents. Usually, the primary institutions of family, church, workplace, school, and political parties are all agents which will all at any point in time have an effect in your life and are invested to change your ideas or to reinforce them further.

Gender roles begin early in life; I believe that babies are able to identify gender roles as young as 8 months old. For instance, at the age of 9 months, my nephew was able to differentiate male from female faces. As an illustration, my nephew would cry every time my husband went near him. The environment my nephew was raised in has a big influence to why he prefers women over men. Providing that information I can see how small children are able to distinguish the gender of males and females.

This was a very interesting reading about the cycles of socialization. This was something very new to me because, this was a new topic introduced to me. The event that will be used in this exercise is my arrival in my foster home. I felt lost and confused during this time in my life, because I was coming to a new place. The beginning for me was being around a large network of family members.

Ideas of gender develops through socialization at a young age for many. First, to understand gender among toddlers within an educational setting, I need to address how socialization is implemented. I am going to work on Lawerence Balter's ideas of social context which states that “the social context of child care, peer interactions... and peer social networks” provides first-hand experience and knowledge of what is gender (Balter 144). Balter's social context is related to Stanley Greenspan's work articulating the child's mind is a vulnerable piece of work that constantly molds and tends to developing patterns (Greenspan 26). Moreover, pattern recognition within the toddler's mind composes a baseline for knowledge of gender (Greenspan 27). The relationships the child forms from their peers and teachers are the foundation to a child's intelligence constituting the comprehension of gender.

Gender should not be intertwined with the term sex, which refers to the physical differences in individuals. Instead, gender is the idea of being male or female, and it is well understood by the time children reach the preschool years. Differences in gender become more pronounced as children age, and societal expectations are reinforced by parents and peers. Behavioral differences may be evident since parents may treat their child differently according to gender. A big example of this is how parents may react to a child’s first

Total institutions are powerful agents of socialization and have nearly complete authority of the individuals who live beneath them. Most of the individuals who are victims of total institutions have changed their values and beliefs essentially without knowing. Not only do they change some of their values and beliefs, but they undergo a change that erases all previous characteristics of their previous values and beliefs; this change is known as resocialization. Although total institutions sound like a bad thing, they can in fact be used for a good purpose. Many known forms of total institutions include Nazi concentration camps, military boot camps, mental asylums, etc. In all total institutions, the individuals being “worked on” all have relatively

Albert Bandura is one of the most well-known figures of Psychology. Bandura provided theories that gave insight on the fundamentals of human behavior and the mental process (Ortiz, 2015). He has had and continues to have a large impact on personality theory and therapy. Bandura is recognized for his unique behaviorist-like style that appeals to many individuals and practitioners. Other theorists respect Bandura for his action orientated and problem solving characteristics that led him to his contributes of social cognitive theory and the bobo doll experiment. Albert Bandura continues to be identified to be a part of the most influential psychologists of all time and is responsible to the education of many practitioners today.

As discussed throughout the course, the construction of gender starts with an individual based on their sex at the time of birth. Babies are dressed in ways that display their gender and are treated accordingly. Throughout childhood, children learn gender behaviors and feelings through school, parents, friends, family, and the media. According to Lorber (1994), “Children learn to walk, talk, and