Describe the concepts adult socialization and resocialization. When have you experienced adult socialization? Have you ever experienced resocialization? If so, when?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary but should include that adult socialization takes place later in life as people enter the work world and become independent of their families. Adults are taught how to behave in certain work environments. For example, how does one perform the role of lawyer? How does one perform the role of engineer? What are the characteristics and behaviors appropriate for these specific roles? These are not concepts that are taught in childhood; they are concepts that are slowly learned later in life so that we may better understand how to fit in with our environment. The concept of resocialization refers to "unlearning" certain behaviors so that we may learn new ones. If an individual learns what it means to be "graduate student" but later becomes a professor, he or she will need to change his or her work performance by taking on new characteristics and norms. What may be considered normal for "graduate student" may be considered deviant in the role of "professor."
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