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Enculturation and Socialization

The document defines and provides examples of different types of socialization and enculturation processes. It explains that enculturation is how individuals learn the culture they are surrounded by through both formal and informal teaching of norms, values and behaviors. Primary socialization occurs through family and teaches a basic cultural identity while secondary socialization introduces smaller subcultural groups. Other types discussed include developmental socialization, anticipatory socialization, and resocialization.

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Enculturation and Socialization

The document defines and provides examples of different types of socialization and enculturation processes. It explains that enculturation is how individuals learn the culture they are surrounded by through both formal and informal teaching of norms, values and behaviors. Primary socialization occurs through family and teaches a basic cultural identity while secondary socialization introduces smaller subcultural groups. Other types discussed include developmental socialization, anticipatory socialization, and resocialization.

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 theprocess by which an individual

learns the traditional content of a


culture and assimilates its practices
and values.
ation is the process by which
 Encultur
an individual learns the culture that
they are surrounded by. It enables
them to function as members of that
society. Enculturation teaches,
amongst other things, moral values,
behaviors, expectations, rituals and–
the focus of this article–language.
An example of
informal enculturation is when we
watch our parents buy groceries in
order to learn how to buy
food. Enculturation can also be
conscious or unconscious.
"Enculturation" is the process of
learning your own group's culture,
and "enculturate" is a transitive
verb. So, when an American mother
teaches her child to use a fork, she is
enculturating him. "Acculturation"
is the process of taking on ANOTHER
group's culture. "Acculturate" can
be either transitive or intransitive.
 Norms are the conceptions of
appropriate and expected behavior that
are held by most members of the
society. While socialization refers to the
general process of acquiring culture,
anthropologists use the term
enculturation for the process of being
socialized to a particular culture.
 Socialization
is the learning process
wherein we develop our personality
through adapting another person`s
culture.
 An important part of the process
of personality formation in every
individual
Socialization is the one that
causes this personality to be
molded to specific directions
through the process of accepting
or rejecting beliefs, attitudes and
societal norms.
Primary socialization
This type of socialization
happens when a child learns the
values, norms and behaviors
that should be displayed in
order to live accordingly to a
specific culture.
Primary socialization
Example: A child hears his father
talk bad words against an old
lady. The child would think that
this behavior is socially
acceptable, so he would start
talking bad words against older
people.
Secondary socialization
This type of socialization occurs when a
person learns an appropriate behavior to
be displayed within a smaller group
which is still part of a larger society. The
changes within the values, attitudes and
beliefs of an individual are seen to be
less important than the changes made in
him as he participates in the larger
Secondary socialization
Example: A high school graduate
chooses a career in Business
Management after participating
in a small group career seminar
led by college business majors.
Developmental
socialization
This type of socialization
involves a learning process
wherein the focus in on
developing our social skills.
Developmental
socialization
Example: A shy senior high
school student starts to teach
English to new freshmen
students in order to develop
verbal communication.
 Anticipatory socialization
This type of socialization refers to the
process wherein a person practices or
rehearses for future social relationships.
 Example: A child anticipates parenthood
as he observes his parents perform their
daily roles.
Anticipatory socialization
Example: A child anticipates
parenthood as he observes
his parents perform their
daily roles.
Resocialization
This type of socialization involves
rejecting previous behavior
patterns and accepting new ones so
the individual can shift from one
part of his life to another.
Resocialization is said to be
happening throughout human life
cycle.
The Family. The home is the first
place an individual makes his first
contact. ...
The School. The school is the
greatest agent of socialization. ...
The Peer-Group. ...
The Church/Mosque and Role. ...
The Mass Media.
The physical and psychological
heritage of the individual.
The environment in which he is
born
Culture in which he is because of
the action and interaction between
these elements

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