Category: Socialization

Introduction

Socialization is a process of acquiring other people’s Ideas and norms providing a person with necessary abilities for building him/herself and for societal participatory. On the other hand socialization may not be normative as “it also describes processes which may or may not affect the reflexive agents, and which may or may not lead to desirable or moral outcomes. Individual views on certain issues, such as race may again be socialized within a society” (Mathews, 2002).

Socialization also prepares an individual for the roles he/she is to play, providing him with the necessary repertoire of habits, beliefs, and values, the appropriate patterns of emotional response and the modes of perception, requisite skills and knowledge. It also provides persistence and culture (Chinoy, 1961).

Conformity to socialization is the way a person tends to have the same behaviors of a group of people he or she is attached to. Conformity and obedience to authority in socialization is responsible in shaping or bringing up a morally upright person. The impacts of this can have diverse influences on a individuals in the ways of his/her living. Therefore this paper is going to discuss on the issues of the impact that my socialization in conformity and obedience to authority and how has affected my life. The paper will also show how these issues influenced my attitudes towards the general ways of life, choice of occupation, and other important aspects in my life. The paper will then conclude by highlighting on how socialization affects individuals.

My initial socialization

My first socialization came about when I was still a little kid. I started learning the outlooks, values, and measures needed off me as a member of my family and community. An example of this is when my mother used to guide me in treating other kids as equals and not to show any discriminatory remarks or any other immoral behaviors towards them. These aspects mould me into knowing that it was acceptable and in order to treat the people around me as brothers and sisters. Socialization also taught me to learn from them as they learn from me. In addition these aspects have been permanently put into my conscience as I still have these opinions to date.

Secondary, developmental, anticipatory and occupational socialization

My next step in socialization was in relatives, friends in the neighborhoods, friends at school and people who I interacted with directly. This stage comprised of schooling and learning to get conversant to the important behaviors as an individual in a small group of a bigger community.

In growing development wise my socialization comprised of ways of learning behavior in the several organizations and institution I went through that taught me how to develop my skills socially.

My anticipatory socialization on the other hand covered my social rehearsals for the future occupations that I intended to pursue and the societal relationships that would accompany them.

The choice of occupation in regards to socialization has been positive because I have passed through knowledge-based communities which have influenced the right choice of occupation and modeled my occupational requirements as well. In this capacity, and taking into consideration personal preference about profession and occupations there has been an evident enveloping social effects. “Thus, it is necessary to expand the standard view about the process of occupation choice by adding non pecuniary factors, influence of social networks and the role of information and guidance policies” (Chinoy, 1961). My choice of occupation therefore has been affected by socialization which includes family, friends, the society and economic aspects.

Re-socialization

This process has had a major impact in my life as it has been responsible for the change of my social status. Re-socialization helped me to shade my previous ways of behaviors and come up with new ones to cope up with the ever changing world. “This again occurs throughout a human beings life cycle. Re-socialization can be an intense experience, with the individual experiencing a sharp break with their past making him or her need to learn and be exposed to radically different norms and values” (Schaefer & Lamm, 1992).

Social agents

“Agents of socialization are the people and groups that influence our self-concept, emotions, attitudes, and behavior” (Chinoy, 1961). My family and friends have been on the fore front of determining my attitudes in regards to responsibility, choice of religion and determining my occupational goals. They did this through my education which is an important agent responsible for socializing people in specific values and skills in the community. This is also responsible for my choice of occupation as it shapes an individual towards that direction. They also influenced my choice of religion that is an important aspect in socialization as it makes people obedient to authority when they follow certain rules and principles of religion. My friends have also been very influential; this was brought out through peer groupings when we used to contribute to our social characteristics in the process influencing each other. It is also evident that socialization plays a major role in influencing emotions which comprise of romance and lust. These emotions are in turn responsible for marriage especially when love strikes in a social setting. In the event of such marriages the sustenance and child rearing will be based on the instilled social norms which were shaped by socializing.

The impacts of my socialization

Socialization has evidently influenced my life in the sense that it helped me conform to authority by being shaped towards the right direction from a young age. This brought me up as a morally upright person and also helped me in the selection of an occupation of choice. The realization of this was brought about by socializing with the right people who instill the right characters in individuals. On the other hand socialization can instill the wrong characters in individuals particularly when they socialize with bad characters. This is highlighted by Zimbardo (2007) who says that a good person can be changed by socialization if he/she is not in conformity with social norms. The author gives an example of “Palestine and Iraq, where young men and women become suicide bombers who were initially good people, (Zimbardo, 2007).

Therefore as shown in this paper, new inspirations are brought about by social influence which are instilled in an individual particularly when they are consistent from a young age. It is also true that social influence does not only support moral uprightness but can also produce bad social habits.

References

1. Chinoy, M. (1961). Socialization. New York NY: Oxford University Press.
2. Mathews, W. (2002). Society and socialization. Journal for socialization community development 24 (2), 62-69.
3. Schaefer, D., & Lamm, T (1992). Re-socialization. Brisbane, QLD: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd.
4. Zimbardo, P. (2007). The Lucifer Effect: Understanding how good people turn evil. New York: Random House.

In the modern world, cloud computing has reshaped the usage of the web, as well as the storage of data in most companies. Cloud computing is a specialized technology that runs sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Furthermore, the new technology helps in the manipulation of files obtained from Google docs and Gmail.

In the field of information technology, cloud computing would mean a network of computers. These computers are used as service-oriented tools. Their major role is to transmit software and information. Websites can only be displayed in computers and servers.

However, cloud technology is different because it uses information from computers as a collective virtual computer. This means that all applications have the capacity of running independently, without relying on servers or server configurations. In other words, cloud technology allows information to float around freely. This implies that the hardware is not important (Croteau, Hoynes, & Milan, 2012).

The social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, offer people with specific skills that can easily affect the way in which people pass information in organizations and social life. For instance, Facebook offers a micro-blogging UX. This facilitates the redistribution of information, asking of questions and finding knowledge.

Information distribution does not follow any standardized structure in the cloud computing technology. Micro-blogging is a form of technology used in cloud computing, which utilizes the services of CRM. Through CRM technology, an individual or a company can pass updates to other individuals regarding unusual events and actions.

For companies, they are able to circulate configurable real-time updates to treasured customers through Facebook. For information to be displayed to other Facebook users, a number of tools and programming languages are employed. Facebook servers use a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP). The most essential tools are the Linux and the Apache.

The two tools are indispensable when it comes to safeguarding the identity of the client. MySQL is a tool that is charged with the responsibility of transferring data from the main server to other users.

For purposes of ensuring that correct language is used, PHP programming technology is often employed. This ensures that the contents are portable. In this regard, the content can be distributed or even transferred to other users.

Critics of cloud computer technology claim that companies exploit customers. This is because customers boost the sales of the company yet they are not paid. For instance, each person is expected to create his Facebook, Twitter, and Google accounts without the help of the company.

This amounts to exploitation because it would be expected that the company open an account for each customer. Companies have free access to labor because customers are employees who are not paid.

However, it is surprising to note that customers are always inconvenienced because they lack privacy. When opening a Facebook account, a customer is supposed to disclose pertinent information, such as age, sex, occupation, and academic qualifications (Miller, 2011).

From the above analysis, it can be observed that cloud computing compromises the privacy of the individual in a number of ways. One of them is that data is made available to the service provider. The service provider is unable to enforce privacy regulations hence any person can access other people’s profiles.

Employees of Facebook Company might be compromised to share private information with individuals who have malicious intentions. In some countries, claims have been made that government officials coerce employees of social media companies to provide critical information related to prominent people.

For instance, advertising companies have always obtained email addresses of potential customers from Facebook Company.

References

Croteau,D.,Hoynes,W.,& Milan, S. (2012). Media/Society: Industries, Images, and Audiences (4th ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Sage.

Miller, D. (2011). Tales from Facebook. New York: Polity.

The acquisition of one’s social skills in the present-day world is complicated by numerous stereotypes. From the perspective of symbolic interactionism, this process implies the creation of subjective meaning under the influence of media, which does not correspond to reality. This mechanism is illustrated by the film “Tough Guise 2,” in which any kind of virtue attributed to male citizens is replaced with perceived masculinity.

The interdependency of media and people’s views on men and women in socialization can also be described by functionalism. According to this doctrine, the stereotypes add to people’s desire to ensure the stability of their lives, whereas their credibility is disregarded. For example, the idea of youth, beauty, and sexuality ascribed solely to females undermines the efforts of their male counterparts to demonstrate these qualities.

In turn, this tendency is explained by ethnocentrism applicable to the differences between them emphasized by media. The support of this idea implies evaluating others through the lens of adopted misconceptions, and it helps understands the violence of men towards women. The former cannot form an adequate attitude towards the latter due to the learned stereotypes, and the only option for them is direct hostility.

The effects of media can also be seen in these events since they originate from the lack of resources as per the conflict theory. It is obvious that all people cannot have equal conditions, for example, at work. Meanwhile, spreading the information regarding the differences in the levels of pay contributes to the problem regarding the socialization of girls and boys growing up in this environment.

Finally, the issues emerging from the lack of understanding between men and women are worsened by the media through demonstrating the improper social norms which are adopted by them. As per the theory of sanctions, they evoke the desire in people to enforce compliance with these principles. The failure to do so is viewed as a threat, and male violence can be partially explained by this phenomenon.

Introduction

How the child ends up in adult hood greatly depends on the way they are brought up and the kind of environment that he or she is exposed to. During the development of a child, it is important to kick off his or her life with important lessons that would enhance the socialization skills (Currie 3).

Children develop in stages and therefore development in every stage should be observed keenly and the child guided so as to ensure proper preparation for the future. For example, language acquisition by a child is mainly experienced in the early infancy stage and the period ending in puberty and after that the child cannot learn more in terms of language acquisition (Fildman, Wendkos and Papalia 26).

Observation

For the first child, Mark, gave him the playdoh and told him to do whatever he wanted with it. As he went ahead, I placed a toy on the table and sat to watch. When he was done, I observed the three shapes that he had made; two of them looked like two people but I could not identify the last one so I decided to ask him what it was. He quickly said that it was his dog.

When I asked him who the two people were, he said that they were his mother and brother whom he had never seen ever since their parents separated. Since he was getting emotional, I left him alone and observed him. I noticed that he picked the toy I had earlier placed on the table and started talking to it as if it were alive.

For the second child, Mary, I made two balls from the playdoh and asked her whether they were the same. Surprisingly she took the balls in each of her hands as if to measure the weight and said that they both looked like balls but the one on the right was heavier.

When l moulded one of the balls into a snake and asked if it still contained the same amount of playdoh, she said no because the one mould into a snake was longer than the other one.

When I made it flat, she said no but I reformed the two identical balls, again she said that they contained the same amount of playdoh. When I used the coloured papers that were shaped into triangles, rectangles and ovals I was so impressed that she first separated them according to shape and then later by colour.

Reaction

I was very impressed by the way Mark showed his high level of IQ when he went beyond describing the shapes of the two balls in the first exercise and actually determined the difference in weights (Currie 3). The reason why he started talking to the toy was that he assumed it to be an imaginary friend who took the place of the brother who had left after the parents separated (Fildman, Wendkos and Papalia 26).

I was also impressed by the manner in which Mary separated the shapes according to colour and shapes successfully and easily. This demonstrates her high level of cognitive skills that directly translates to her high level of IQ (Currie 3). The possible reason why she might not have answered the questions in the second exercise correctly is that she might not have understood the question correctly and misunderstood to mean the shapes of the figures and not the content.

Conclusion

The early stages of every child are vital in the shaping of his or her future and therefore must be studied with caution by the parents and the teachers. All the skills that are needed by the child during the early stages must be imparted to him or her effectively so as to ensure a bright future for the child.

Works Cited

Currie, Jane. Early Childhood Education Programs. America: American Economic Association, 2001. Print.

Papalia, Diane E. Wendkos, Sally And Fildman, Ruth. A child’s world: infancy through adolescence. McGraw: McGraw-Hill, 2002. Print.

The case study entails the relationships between managers and employees in the workplace and strategies that can be used to keep the employees engaged and motivated. In particular, the case involves Lowe, who has been working as a manager in an organization in Chicago and gets a transfer to work in Paris. Lowe has big plans for his new workplace and the employees in the workplace. He intends to meet all the employees in the new workplace and interact with them to plan practical duties execution to enable the company to perform better in the French market. In order to get a chance to meet all the employees and interact with them, Lowe opts to organize a party in his apartment (WowEssays, 2021). He organizes a big party to which all the employees in his new workplace are invited. Lowe hopes to get a chance to communicate his ideas and ways of administration to help the company remain competitive and profitable in the market.

However, his strategy of bringing the employees together to discuss company issues does not materialize. His perception of the party entirely differs from that of most employees. Most employees perceive the party’s intention as a show of wealth for the new manager (WowEssays, 2021). As a result, most feel uncomfortable and unable to socialize freely with colleagues in the manager’s apartment. Besides, Lowe does not get the appropriate opportunity he thought he would get to share his ideas with the employees. His excitement and contentment of the meeting turn out negative because the culture and meaning of social events in France differ from the meaning of social meetings in the United States. The manager did not take time to study the social organization in France and how social events should be approached in order to achieve the intended purpose. Work culture differs from country to country, which explains why a particular strategy might work in one country and fail in another.

Source of the Case in APA Reference Style

WowEssays. (2021) Free Case Study About The Road to Paris. Web.

Theoretical or Conceptual Interpretation of the Case

The human relations theory provides conclusive information about management and the interaction between employees and managers in a business organization. Before introducing any organizational change, managers should acquaint themselves with the work environment and culture in the new workplace (Nicotera, 2019). For instance, workplace culture differs from country to country, which explains why managers must learn the cultural and social practices in different work environments. Employees get motivated when their employers fully meet their social and cultural expectations. Employees also perform better in workplaces where the relationship between them and their managers is good (Yusuff & Odubanjo, 2020). Employees must feel valued to perform as expected and help their organizations achieve the set goals and targets. The human relations theory, therefore, prioritizes the relationships between employers and employees and defines the strategies that employers can use to ensure the needs and expectations of all employees are fully met.

Theory and Case Connection

The case study and the human relations theory are interrelated. In the case study, Lowe failed to understand the social and cultural expectations in the French market, which deterred him from achieving his goals and targets concerning the employees. Mr. Lowe ought to have established the status of the French market and practices that should be practiced in order to avoid contradicting the social and cultural practices in the new work environment. The human relations theory drives managers and employers towards implementing practices that ensure the well-being of employees is met, and their motivation remains high (Kusmaningtyas & Erfiana, 2019). Lowe should have taken enough time to identify the best strategy to bring the employees together to exchange ideas and plans for the company’s future. Besides, he should have researched and enquired about the best way to organize parties involving company employees to ensure the intention of the party is met. Lowe did not prioritize the concepts explored in the human relations theory.

References

Kusmaningtyas, A., & Erfiana, P. (2021). The Effect of Workload and Emotional Intelligence on Nurse Performance: In the Perspective of Human Relations Theory.

Nicotera, A. M. (2019). Human relations theory. In Origins and Traditions of Organizational Communication (pp. 106-127). Routledge.

WowEssays. (2021) Free Case Study About The Road to Paris. Web.

Yusuff, M., & Odubanjo, A. (2020). Effect of social media marketing and human relations management on brand loyalty in Nigerian telecommunication industry. LASU Journal of Employment Relations & Human Resource Management, 2(1), 141-157.