Socialization
Key Concepts
Published on 10. November 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-5095-5369-3 (ISBN)
Description
How does society form and transform individuals? Sociology has been asking this question since its inception and "socialization" has been analyzed from different vantage points by various prominent thinkers.
Socialization offers an overview of some of these perspectives in the classic work of key theorists and contemporary research that has either developed or challenged these ideas. The book argues that, while socialization has sometimes been framed as an outdated, static approach, it in fact remains highly relevant and continues to provide valuable insight into how we come to act and think as we do. Drawing on a wide variety of empirical examples, the book offers a lively, accessible account of primary and secondary socialization, and how they interconnect. By considering socialization as a process that continues throughout the life course, the book highlights the dynamic and enduring ways in which the social world is involved in shaping and reshaping individuals, shedding productive light on the effects of class, gender, and race, as well as on inequality and domination.
Socialization will appeal to students and scholars in sociology, as well as other disciplines such as psychology and education.
How does society form and transform individuals? Sociology has been asking this question since its inception and "socialization" has been analyzed from different vantage points by various prominent thinkers.
Socialization offers an overview of some of these perspectives in the classic work of key theorists and contemporary research that has either developed or challenged these ideas. The book argues that, while socialization has sometimes been framed as an outdated, static approach, it in fact remains highly relevant and continues to provide valuable insight into how we come to act and think as we do. Drawing on a wide variety of empirical examples, the book offers a lively, accessible account of primary and secondary socialization, and how they interconnect. By considering socialization as a process that continues throughout the life course, the book highlights the dynamic and enduring ways in which the social world is involved in shaping and reshaping individuals, shedding productive light on the effects of class, gender, and race, as well as on inequality and domination.
Socialization will appeal to students and scholars in sociology, as well as other disciplines such as psychology and education.
Socialization offers an overview of some of these perspectives in the classic work of key theorists and contemporary research that has either developed or challenged these ideas. The book argues that, while socialization has sometimes been framed as an outdated, static approach, it in fact remains highly relevant and continues to provide valuable insight into how we come to act and think as we do. Drawing on a wide variety of empirical examples, the book offers a lively, accessible account of primary and secondary socialization, and how they interconnect. By considering socialization as a process that continues throughout the life course, the book highlights the dynamic and enduring ways in which the social world is involved in shaping and reshaping individuals, shedding productive light on the effects of class, gender, and race, as well as on inequality and domination.
Socialization will appeal to students and scholars in sociology, as well as other disciplines such as psychology and education.
How does society form and transform individuals? Sociology has been asking this question since its inception and "socialization" has been analyzed from different vantage points by various prominent thinkers.
Socialization offers an overview of some of these perspectives in the classic work of key theorists and contemporary research that has either developed or challenged these ideas. The book argues that, while socialization has sometimes been framed as an outdated, static approach, it in fact remains highly relevant and continues to provide valuable insight into how we come to act and think as we do. Drawing on a wide variety of empirical examples, the book offers a lively, accessible account of primary and secondary socialization, and how they interconnect. By considering socialization as a process that continues throughout the life course, the book highlights the dynamic and enduring ways in which the social world is involved in shaping and reshaping individuals, shedding productive light on the effects of class, gender, and race, as well as on inequality and domination.
Socialization will appeal to students and scholars in sociology, as well as other disciplines such as psychology and education.
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Introduction1. Building People I: The Strength of Primary Socialization
2. Building People II: The Plurality of Primary Socialization
3. Rebuilding People: The Varied Forms of Secondary Socialization
4. Studying People-Building: Socialization across the Life Course
5. Engaging with Challenges Old and New: Race, Gender, Children's Agency
Conclusion
Introduction
1. Building People I: The Strength of Primary Socialization
2. Building People II: The Plurality of Primary Socialization
3. Rebuilding People: The Varied Forms of Secondary Socialization
4. Studying People-Building: Socialization across the Life Course
5. Engaging with Challenges Old and New: Race, Gender, Children's Agency
Conclusion
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Series
Edition
1
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
273 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5095-5369-3 (9781509553693)
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Muriel Darmon is a Research Professor at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) and a former President of the French Sociological Association.
<b>Muriel Darmon</b> is a Research Professor at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) and a former President of the French Sociological Association.
<b>Muriel Darmon</b> is a Research Professor at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) and a former President of the French Sociological Association.
Content
Introduction
Chapter 1. Building People I: the Strength of Primary Socialization
Chapter 2. Building People II: the Plurality of Primary Socialization
Chapter 3. Rebuilding People: the Varied Forms of Secondary Socialization
Chapter 4. Studying People-Building: Socialization across the Life Course
Chapter 5. Engaging with Challenges Old and New: Race, Gender, Children's Agency
Conclusion
Chapter 1. Building People I: the Strength of Primary Socialization
Chapter 2. Building People II: the Plurality of Primary Socialization
Chapter 3. Rebuilding People: the Varied Forms of Secondary Socialization
Chapter 4. Studying People-Building: Socialization across the Life Course
Chapter 5. Engaging with Challenges Old and New: Race, Gender, Children's Agency
Conclusion