The Major Agents Of Socialization In My Life

Agents of Socialization

The major agents of socialization in my life are my family, the schools I attended, my peers, the mass media, and my religion. These aspects in my life were very important for the young lady I have become today and will become in the future. I can remember some of the hidden curricula that I was being forced to learn back in elementary and secondary school. They tried to teach me how to be tidy, organized, tolerant, and respectful. (Berkan 2012) I also learned that certain things considered boy things while others were considered girl things. I was raised in a household where I was the only girl with three brothers, so certain toys that I played with and certain sports were considered to be things boys were supposed

The reason for this is that growing up we did not have much, so we had to work for what we did have. My parents taught me and my brothers to stick together no matter what. The lessons that they taught me causes me to view myself different than other nineteen year olds. I know that nothing I do is for me; it is for the greater good of my family. I strive for the top in everything that I do because that is how I was raised. I know that the goals I have set for myself are high, but my parents did not raise a child who is just good enough. They raised me to excel in everything that I do. I am not an over achiever by a long shot, and sometimes I do the bare minimum just to get by, but even in do that I have achieved greatness because I accomplished what I set out to

I was taught that I could go far in life just by respecting myself and the people around me. The most important social value that I was taught is how to be successful. My parents made sure to teach me that nothing in life is free, and if I want something I have to grind and go get it. My peers have taught me a few things too. A cultural value that my peers have embedded in me is that I have to have tough skin and that not everybody will accept me for who I am, and who I want to become. A social value taught to me by people my age is that life is a big competition. There is a limited amount of spaces at the top of the pyramid of life, and everybody is racing and scrounging to get a spot, so if I want to make it to the top, I have learned that I have to work quicker and smarter than my fellow man. When or rather if I ever decide to have children, I want my kids to know that taking the elevator is not always better than taking the stairs. What I mean by that is in life some people will take the fast route to the top, but the learning experience that one can obtain from gradual success means so much more. I want my children to understand that they will never appreciate up unless they have been