{"id":1074,"date":"2016-05-10T03:48:58","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T03:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introductiontosociology-waymaker\/?post_type=chapter&p=1074"},"modified":"2016-07-06T20:57:17","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T20:57:17","slug":"outcome-the-importance-of-socialization","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-introsociology\/chapter\/outcome-the-importance-of-socialization\/","title":{"raw":"Outcome: Socialization","rendered":"Outcome: Socialization"},"content":{"raw":"

Explain why socialization is important<\/h2>\r\nWhere did you learn your table manners? Chances are, you were instructed\u00a0from an early age an your home dinner table about how to eat appropriately around others. Or maybe your parents never explicitly said, \"chew with your mouth closed,\" but you picked up on their disapproval when they looked at you with frowns. Or maybe you come from a different cultural background where your eating habits\u00a0are distinct\u00a0from typical American etiquette. Where did you first learn about American table manners? Maybe school? On a outing with friends?\r\n\r\nIn this section, you'll see that it's through direct interactions with social groups, like families and peers, that we learn how others\u00a0expect us to behave. Likewise, a society\u2019s formal and informal institutions socialize its population. Schools, workplaces, and the media communicate and reinforce cultural norms and values.\r\n\r\nImagine an alien encounters your world. What cues might the alien not understand and what social norms might the alien break? Watch this short clip to\u00a0see an example of why an alien might not fare well without first being socialized into our world.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/brScJNP9-5A?t=17s\r\n

What you\u2019ll learn to do:<\/h2>\r\n