Childhood Socialization
Choose one of the following:
Toys in a toy store
Children’s television programs
Children’s movies
Children’s books
Birth announcements/greeting cards for kids
Or choose something of your own that deals with socialization of children
Collect about 2 hours of data (so, one movie, or 4 episodes of a cartoon, or 4 short books, or spend 2 hours in the bookstore, etc) and analyze it. What messages about race, class, and gender are portrayed? Give specific examples.How does this affect our roles in society as adults?
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Since the past, childhood has been viewed as a very important and unique phase in the life of an individual. The most important forms of socialization for a child are the primary and secondary socialization. Children tend to watch television about 19hours in a week. This shows that children watch television more than they interact with other people…
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