The Four Major Points of Socialization in Harry Potter

Introduction

Harry Potter is a very good story within the media that portrays all four major agents of socialization pretty well. The influence of family in Harry's life was changed because of how Voldemort had heard the prophecy of a child who will be a threat to him. This is a great example of a self-fulfilling prophecy since Voldemort reacts to this by trying to kill Harry. The result of this, of course, only sets-up his own destruction.

Culture

The culture of Harry potter is similar in it’s values but overall has an entire addition of cultural characteristics that are not within our own culture.The values for Harry are pretty obvious especially since the story offers you exact opposites like Voldemort and Malfoy. For Harry and most of the characters everyone was against Voldemort and all the the evil magic that was a part of him. They had overall very good morals and beliefs. Some of their norms included things like going to Hogwarts, reading the Daily Prophet, going to Hogsmeade, and participating in Quidditch. They also followed the rules mostly and made sure to work hard at their school work. Some of the symbols that they had included were the symbols for the different houses like Gryffindor. They also had the symbols and colors for the different schools and the different Quidditch teams. The most important symbol unarguably is the dark mark. In addition to their language is not just English since they have a whole different set of vocabulary that describes and explains their world as well as all the names to the different spells and curses. They also have a greater knowledge because in addition to the language they have to understand spells, potions, etc. There is also a whole set of other jobs, specialities and hobbies th...

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...can draw to compare the real world and theirs. Even though there are many cultural differences, the basics of humanity and values that live within all cultures are still there. For Harry, the problem of not having a caring family as he was growing up was resolved through his own determination through that adversity. Another way that the problems created by a lack of family was solved is through another major agent which is being in a peer groups with his friends who supported him and brought him out of his shyness. For all three friends any imbalances that were a result of their family was balanced out through their friendship.

Works Cited

Heyman, D. (Director). (2002). Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone [Motion picture]. Europe: Warner Home Video.

Newell, M. (Director). (2006). Harry Potter and the goblet of fire [Motion picture]. Europe: Warner Home Video.