Agents of Socialization

Agents of Socialization

• agents of socialization – people of groups that affect our self-concept, attitudes, behaviors, or other orientations toward life
• manifest functions – the inteded beneficial consequences of people’s actions
• latent functions – unintended beneficial consequences of people’s actions
• anticipatory socialization – because one anticipates a future role, one learns parts of it now

The Family

The Neighborhood

Religion

Day Care

The School

Peer Groups

Sports and Competitive Success

The Workplace