Socialization and Personality

Aj Laxamana
Raven Uy
Vince Romana
Joseph Valino
Francis Bayson
Carl Langit
 Socialization
Continues process of learning and acquiring
the ways of life and culture of the group.
Is the process whereby the cultural heritage is
socially transmitted from one generation to
another.
Is the process by which we acquire social
identities and internalize the values and roles
of our world. (D. Light 1995)
 Personality
Is the organization of the biological,
Psychological, Social, Cultural and moral
factors which underlie a persons behavior.
Refers to the sum total of all physical or
biological, psychological or mental, social or
cultural, emotional, and spiritual traits of a
person. Which underlie his behavior and
makes the person distinct.
 Factors that influence personality
development
1. Biological inheritance or heredity
Heredity- Refers to physical and mental traits
transmitted by the parents to their offspring
through the germ and plasma.
2. Environment- Refers to the physical
surroundings, both natural and artificial, which
affect the development and existence of living
organism.
 Factors that influence personality
development
a. Geographic Environment
-Refers to nature and all natural resources which
affect personality formation.
b. Cultural Environment
-Refers to the artificial or man-made environment
like buildings, schools, factories, clothing, machines,
tools and other object made by man.
c. Social Environment
- Refers to different social groups and social
interactions that take place in the group of which a
person is participating member.
 Theories of Personality Development
Personality consist of three (3) major systems:

- id
- ego
- superego
 Theories of Personality Development
2. Cultural Determinism Theory
Culture and its environment as the main factor
that determines human behavior.
 Theories of Personality Development
3. Symbolic Interaction Theory
Personality is the result of the interaction
between individuals mediated by symbols or
language.

Looking glass self

- Ability to visualize oneself through

the responses of others.
 Theories of Personality Development
4. Biological Determinism Theory
Biological structure as the main factor that
determines human behavior.
 Theories of Personality Development
5. Labeling Theory
Personality is viewed as the result of societys
labeling on human behavior as either good or
bad.
 Functions of Socialization
1. Through the process of socialization, the group
transmits its value, customs and beliefs from
one generation to another.
2. Socialization enables the individual to grow and
develop into a socially functioning person.
3. Provides knowledge, skills and abilities
necessary for his effective functioning in the
society.
4. Socialization is a means of social control by
which members are encouraged to conform to
the ways of the group y internalizing the groups
norms and values.
 Agents of Socialization
Any person or institution that shapes a persons
values and behaviour is an agent of socialization.
Most of the important socializers in our lives fall
into five major categories:
1. Family
2. Peer Groups
3. Media
4. School
5. Workplace
 Agents of Socialization
Family
In the first few years of the childs life, the parents
serve as the mirror in which the child begins to see
his self and the source of ideas about what is
important.
It is from the parents that children first learn the
values and behaviours.
It reflects the attitude, values and customs of the
social class, religion and region of which it is a part.
 Agents of Socialization
Peer Groups
It refers to the groups whose members are more or less of
the same age, sex and rank.
According to K. Davis (1949) peers stand in the same relation
to persons in authority and therefore see the world through
the same eyes
Through their friends, children gain insight into other
persons feelings; they learn how to handle intimacy and how
to find ways to achieve mutual understanding.
Children learn the meaning of exchange and cooperation
through their friends.
 Agents of Socialization

Media
Children spend more time watching television
than they do in school or in direct
communication with their parents.
It can affect their values and behaviour,
positively or negatively depending on the
television show that they are watching.
 Agents of Socialization

School
The purpose of the school is to teach young
people the technical and intellectual skills
through the curriculum to prepare them for
positions in the workplace.
The school prepares the children to adapt into
the larger society or the real world.
 Agents of Socialization

Workplace
At the workplace, a person meets people of
different age groups and belonging to
different social and cultural back grounds.
The workplace also helps a person to widen
his/her perspective in terms of social
acceptance and tolerance towards the others.