2. Resocialization is the process of unlearning old ways of doing things and adopting new attitudes, values, attitudes ,and behaviors. It's most often associated with what happens when someone enters a total institution, such as a prison or when joining the military. But it is possible, on a less extreme level, we undergo some resocialization when we join a workplace/company of a totally different culture- whose norms, "lingo", and values we have to relearn and adopt?
3. Some of the biggest agents of socialization include family, peers, schools and media. Which do you think were the most influential in socializing you and teaching you society's norms?
4. Schaefer (2011) defines the self "as a distinct identity that sets us apart from others." Describe your self identity. How does your self differ from others and set you apart? What process of socialization helped shape your concept of the self the most? How?
5. Deviant behavior violates standards and expectations of a group social norm. Reflect on a time when you violated a widely shared and understood norm of your society. What was the norm? What was the violation? What sanctions did your social group place on you for your behavior?
6. Social control- the techniques and strategies that regulate behavior- can be both formal and informal. What are some examples of formal social controls? What about informal?
7. One of the functions of deviance is to clarify the rules of a society. How does this work in action? Can you think of another example?
8. How do we form our ideas about what is right and wrong and why do people have different conceptions of what "society" deems acceptable or deviant, even within the same community?
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