LESSON 5: SOCIALIZATION, AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION, 5.

MASS MEDIA
CONFORMITY AND DEVIANCE, HUMAN RIGHTS ▪ people learn many things from the internet, televisions,
reading materials, radio, etc.
SOCIALIZATION ▪ Norms, beliefs, non-material and material culture are
distributed through mass media.
• Socialization is learning on how our society and specific 6. WORK PLACE
communities, or group works so we can be a part of them. It’s ▪ demands a different kind of interaction. The use and sharing
a process of working together in developing responsibility in of office equipment and machines need a higher level of
our community. socialization.
• Socialization simply means the process of learning one’s
society and its culture. It is moreover the same as interacting, CONFORMITY AND DEVIANCE
mingling, and being with other people or groups CONFORMITY
within/outside of your society.
• Through socialization, one learns the culture’s language, their ▪ tell us if we comply with the standards set by the society. That
roles in life, and what is expected from them. Without is the way we comply with the laws and standard
socialization, a person will develop different physical and ▪ it involves agreement with the group which signifies
mental disabilities. acceptance.
AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION REASONS FOR CONFORMITY
a. NORMATIVE CONFORMITY
1. FAMILY
- Sometimes we need to change our behavior in order to be accepted
▪ the primary agent of socialization. Our family influences our
by the group.
major decisions in life since the family is our first environment.
2. PEER GROUP b. INFORMATIVE CONFORMITY
▪ refers to the people who are similar in age and social status - When people need to look for a group to get informed and directed,
and who share interests. One’s identity is influenced by that is when people need knowledge about something.
his/her peer group.
3. SCHOOL
▪ tasked to shape their behavior and sense of nationalism.
4. RELIGION
▪ plays an important role in a person’s life. It influences the
spirituality of the person and thus shaping one’s behavior. The
churches and synagogues, mosques and the like are places
where people gather to worship.
DEVIANCE
▪ refers to violation of the norms, culture, standard or laws
established by the society.
THEORIES OF DEVIANCE
SOCIAL STRAIN THEORY
▪ It states that a person may commit violations when deprived
of the legitimate opportunity in achieving his goal.
▪ Just for an instance, a man who wants to be successful may
resort in doing something bad just to be successful.
LABELING THEORY
▪ It says that the reason why a person becomes deviant is
because he is labeled as deviant.
▪ How others label us or treat us has something to do with our
behavior.
CONFLICT THEORY
▪ It argues that conflict arises because there is an inequality
which needs to be addressed.
▪ That in order to address the issue some people need to
deviate from the norms so the issue of inequality will be
articulated.
STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONAL THEORY
▪ It says that every part of the society has its role and is
significant in achieving solidarity and structure of the whole.
CONTROL THEORY
▪ States that internal factors may serve as control in the
behavior of a person or society.
▪ That our actions may depict some kind of control
RIGHT
• is something we possessed as we freely do and freely express
who we are and what we are.
• Every man without being discriminated is entitled to his rights.
• That it is inherent to every man regardless of his sex, race,
age, culture, and tradition.
• that human right is maintained out of respect and dignity.
CLASSIFICATION OF RIGHTS:
1. NATURAL RIGHTS are rights which are naturally given to every
man without any condition and is given by God as a gift to
every human person.
2. STATUTORY RIGHTS are those promulgated by the law-making
body and may be taken away by the same.
3. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS are those laid down by the
constitution and exercised by the citizen as a member of the
political body.
4. POLITICAL RIGHT is the right granted to a member of a
political community
like the right to vote and run for public office.
5. CIVIL RIGHT is guaranteed to every citizen of the state by the
constitution and the legislative body.
6. ECONOMIC RIGHT is the right of every person to earn a living
in order to uplift his quality of life and to be secured in
himself. It is also referred to as social right.