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|Socialization and Functionalism |Socialization and the Conflict Perspective |Socialization and |

| | |Symbolic Interactionism |

|Approach: Socialization… |Approach: Socialization… |Approach: Socialization |

|Serves as the important function of: |One of the most powerful and effective tools used by |Stress importance of: |

|reinforcing the social structure |those in power to: |Primary groups |

|maintaining society |maintain the status quo |Interpretation of meaningful symbols |

|transmitting culture from one generation to the next |legitimize existing social inequalities |Development of a social identity |

|Motivation and ability to perform role expectations are | |Viewing self as an object |

|acquired through socialization |Prepares people for class related roles they will fill | |

|Prerequisites for survival of the social systems |throughout their lives |**Symbolic interaction’s major contribution to sociology is socialization. |

|Example: |Example: |Example: |

|Can be compared to vaccination: |Upper class children: |Looking Glass Self |

|Members of society are injected with the attitudes, |Socialized for positions of authority and leadership |Our self-image is largely a result of how we interpret others’ impressions of us |

|values, beliefs, and norms that will allow them to assume|roles |Symbols : |

|and successfully fulfill the roles of full and productive|How to interact among members of same class and lower |Verbal |

|citizens |classes |Non-verbal |

| |Lower class children: | |

| |Socialized for positions to serve those higher on the | |

| |social ladder | |

| |Trained to show respect for those above them in social | |

| |class | |

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