AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION

FAMILY

• Mom: nurse
• Dad: only child
• Stepdad: military
• Sister: volleyball

PEERS

• Not identical
• Similar interests
• Independent

EDUCATION

• Windsor, K-12
• Trier: science = nursing
• ODU, RU, VCU

RELIGION

• Christian based values
• Not strict
• Youth group, Sunday service

MEDIA

• iPhone, iPad, laptop
• Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
• Tv, movies, music

FAMILY

• Shape you
• Adapt culture
• Birth to adulthood

PEERS

• Peer pressure: good or bad
• Friends: relationships, self esteem
• Goals, aspirations, style

EDUCATION

• Location: country vs. hood
• Sophistication of education..
• Good school, bad school?
• Size
• Demographics

RELIGION

• BIG part of culture
• Ideas, beliefs, principles
• Way to live life

MEDIA

• Boosts Socialization
• Ways to communicate
• Shared, not private, influence others