In addition to teaching student subject matter, teachers are often regarded as being responsible for managing the emotional lives of their students (Jennings and Greenberg 2009). The ongoing process of learning the expected behaviours, values, norms, and social skills of individuals who occupy particular roles in society. Fraternities and sororities are elite student clubs at North If they do not go to school, how do they learn many of the basic skills that are engrained in the early years of the school experience? (2007), many social identity groups among peers are still strongly associated with socioeconomic background (i.e., the popular kids and jocks often come from the higher social classes, while the deviants come from the lower social classes). Sociology of Education in Canada by Dr. Karen L. Robson is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted. According to Cohen (1972), individuals (or groups of individuals), events, or conditions are perceived as jeopardizing wider societal values and interests. This group tended to care the least about schoolwork and did not participate in extracurricular activities. WebInterests. If she shows too much of her body, males will become distracted (which is her fault). Asked about the inappropriateness of their behaviour, one student was quoted as saying, Theyre not setting a good example if theyre going to be doing that. In a study of secondary students responses to dress codes, Raby (2010) found that many girls regarded specific aspects of dress codes overly restrictive (such as the prohibition of tank tops with spaghetti straps) but were often quick to condemn girls who wore revealing clothing as sluts. While wanting to challenge gender inequalities, they were also active participants in reproducing them. Researchers have determined that bully victims are weak in temperament (Hodges and Perry 1999; Smith and Myron-Wilson 1998), lack physical strength (Bernstein and Watson 1997; Hodges and Perry 1999; Smith and Myron-Wilson 1998), and are somehow different in terms of looks (including race), dress, or physical ability (Bernstein and Watson 1997; Fried 1997). Students academic abilities are identified early in their academic career through the grades they receive. The disadvantages experienced by Aboriginal children in Canadian schools may be at least partially driven by the self-fulfilling prophecy. Respondents did, however, report some negative aspects of home schooling, which included the social stigma attached to being home schooled, social challenges of not being around other children regularly, the limits of the curriculum covered in their schooling, and the challenges of integrating into classroom settings later in life.12, 6.3 Major Forces of Socialization within Schools. Canadian research has produced similar results to its American counterpart. Explain how relationships with teachers and the social climate of the school impact upon socialization. Some explanations of this biological destiny are based on evolutionary theory (Geary 1996), hormonal differences (Kimura and Hampson 1994), and brain physiology (Baron-Cohen 2003), all suggesting that the basis of differential performance by sex was based on some feature of the brain that was unchangeable. Until the 1990s, males had been outperforming females on standardized testing in most countries around the world. Elites were regarded as having high status, and members were generally successful in extracurricular activities and academics. Customer Service Environment Group Dynamics Institutions Looking All of these examples require the student to self-regulate his or her bodys physical actions in ways that the child may not have had to do in a family setting. Recent immigrant youth may also be placed in lower tracks due to their English language skills, rather than their overall academic ability (Sweet et al. The following are illustrative examples of socializing. Such instances spark debate around the role of schools in promoting particular social values. However, as Greig (2003) points out, this approach assumes that all boys like a particular type of book and that there is a standardized masculine identity that should be cultivated. 4. 11. Moral education is a subject taught at all cycles of school in Quebec. There is one teacher for a large group of children and the relationship with the teacher is less personal than a childparent relationship. Describe how school rules, codes of conduct, and dress codes impact on the socialization of students. Like the deviants (below) they had a higher likelihood of alcohol use and sexual behaviour. Being bullied can also result in the victim becoming physically and/or mentally ill (Sharp 1995; Williams, Chambers, Logan, and Robinson 1996). School helps your child learn skills to relate to different personality types. The child interacts with many features of his or her environment which all contribute to the childs social development. Children who are home schooled do not attend formal school and are taught usually by a parent in the home environment. Current practices appear to reflect the desire to create obedient future employees or citizens (Raby 2005). Similarly, students who attend private schools can be conceptualized as having been streamed into elite classes that tend to reproduce social stratification in society. Skelton (2001) has noted, however, that the predominance of female teachers is not a new thing but has been the status quo since the nineteenth century. As more schools are trying to instill healthy eating habits and becoming more environmentally conscious, many have adopted rules that prohibit the bringing of certain products to school. Our peer group is also important because typically our peers share the same interest which lays foundation for support and socialization amongst the group. Learning the expected appropriate behaviours and values of the schools system is a complex ongoing process of socialization. The peer group becomes more important in adolescence as a source of emotional security and identity. This is particularly striking because these differences in self-concept about abilities in math and science exist in studies even when there is no difference between the grades of males and females. Table 6.1 Structural Differences between School and Family Settings. Teachers who hold negative stereotypes about low-achieving or minority students may also expect such students to consistently perform poorly. Jussim and Harber (2005) found that the expectations that teachers have about their students influenced how they behaved toward them. Sussman et al. How do relationships with teachers influence the socialization of students? As noted by Krahn and Taylor (2007), labour shortages in the area of skilled trades have also supported the arguments for streaming because such shortages point to a need for more vocational training opportunities in Canadian high schools, which of course are associated with the non-academic stream. Social control: Social institutions help to maintain stability and order within society. Peer-rejected children, however, are not only aggressive children. Krahn and Taylor (2007) found that a major influence on course selection was parental education and family income; students from families with lower incomes and in which neither parent had post-secondary qualifications were more likely to take lower-streamed courses. For example, in 2007 British Columbia passed a law require all schools to have codes of conduct and a zero tolerance policy toward bullying. This begins at birth and continues throughout life; Successful socialization enables people to fit into all kinds of social groups. Box 6.2 What Do Academic and Applied Streams Look Like? Willis (1977; see Chapter 2) argued that working-class boys resisted the values and behaviours promoted in the school environment by acting in deviant ways: by fighting and skipping class. Tom Lee. In many ways, the teacher serves as a parental replacement during school hours, although this figure must be shared with many other children and the relationship is more emotionally distant. In this instruction, children are taught desirable and undesirable virtues. Characteristics of children that may be perceived to threaten classroom management may attract negative attention from teachers. Currie and Kelly (2006) found that the popular girls in their study tended to be slim, dress in a sexy manner, and wear lots of makeup, according to non-popular girls. Socialization in the Schooling Process, 7. How did you perceive other groups? Incorporating technology into the classroom has also been suggested as a way to improve boys reading achievement, particularly through the use of the internet. Summarize how students learn about gender roles in school. Their role in guiding the moral development of children, however, is often not simply limited to setting a good example. Many children arrive at school with behavioural problems and emotional needs that are not met in the family environment. How a teacher approaches the issue of gender can have a lasting impact on how children understand the perceived socially acceptable roles for males and females. There are, however, a significant number of children, not only in Canada but in the United States and beyond, that do not attend school in the way that has been described here. Subject options are often streamed into applied or academic streams. Manitoba, for example, has a highly tracked mathematics program (McFeetors and Mason 2005). A major objective of socialization in the school setting is to make a child socially competent. Students may have to stand in orderly lines in order to have a drink of water. These ideals are normatively approved and accepted models of what a student should be like to fit into schooling contexts, not only in North America but in virtually all places where formal schooling occurs. They rejected the image presented by the preppy and popular girls, who, according to the skater girls, spent their leisure time shopping for fashionable, sexy clothing; applying makeup; flirting with boys; and talking about fashion and popular music (p. 145). In many provinces, courses in math, science, and English are divided into those that lead to post-secondary education options (e.g., university) and those that do not. Unless a child attended preschool or nursery, the structure and routines of the school day and the social relationships within the school setting must be entirely learned. Students may not touch other students. The students of the school are typically those who have had little success at other high schools and are considered at risk. The school has only three major rules: (1) attendance is mandatory, (2) outreach work is mandatory, and (3) mind-altering substances are prohibited. Moral education extends into areas beyond the display of particular virtues. Abuse of students by teachers is a rare occurrence, but when it does happen there are children who are at a greater risk of being victimized.10 In terms of victims of verbal abuse by teachers, these children are more likely to be boys and to display at risk characteristics early on (i.e., from kindergarten), such as antisocial behaviours, and have attention problems (particularly boys). The topics that children learn about and how they are presented are just one way that school acts as a socializing agent. How are schools teaching morality? These 1400 hours in the school setting per year do not include extracurricular activities and school preparatory work, like homework. As well, children who cannot engage themselves with the material being taught in the classroom may turn to disruption of peers due to boredom and frustration. 5. Plastic water bottles are banned from sale in schools in Ontario, for example, but there are no cases of students being excluded from activities for having them. The conflicts that students have with such rules were also highlighted. Attempts to attract more males to the teaching profession have also been suggested as a solution to the boy problem. With school teachers being almost exclusively female, the feminization of schoolingargument suggests that schools are a place where male interests are not cultivated. (Ontario Ministry of Education 2004) and Me Read? In a study of 226 Canadian adults who had been home schooled as children, Van Pelt, Allison, and Allison (2009) explored how these individuals compared to a more general population of adult Canadians. Senior High English Language Arts; Program of Study. Primary socializationoccurs within the family and is where children first learn their own individual identity, acquire language, and develop cognitive skills. The majority of these codes tend to focus on issues surrounding dress codes and behaviour toward other students, teachers, and staff, while some include zero tolerance policies. But why would home schooled children be better socialized, as many American proponents have indicated? Streaming, as a way of dividing students into ability groupings, was described as creating internalized roles for students which may force them into social categories that are difficult to move out of. American research has found that the home schooled tend to succeed when they attend university (Ray 2004) and were more likely to have at least some college education compared to the general American population. In school, the peer group is typically a childs classmates in younger years and then becomes more specific to particular adolescent subgroups in the teenage years. Opponents to uniforms argue that they impinge on students self-expression, create a disciplinarian environment, and do little to equalize social class differences among students. Victims also tend to experience irritability (Sharp 1995), anxiety (Olweus 1978; Salmon and James 1998; Sharp 1995; Slee 1994), and anger and self-pity (Borg 1998). The school as a site of secondary socialization was presented, with the differences between the family (primary socialization) environment and the school environment being highlighted. Humans are innately social and thrive in communication, comradery and competition with others. incorrect; in the context of education, the expectations that teachers have about their students influence how they behaved toward them, which in turn, influences students motivation and performance. The media, in particular, have been quick to endorse a position that suggests that the main problem can be found in the ongoing feminization of schooling. If activities and behaviours are gendered by teachers, this can have an impact on how children see appropriate female and male roles. An internal committee comprised of the principal, two students, and two teachers hear all infractions of the rules. This difference may be due to ethnic group membership, disability, physical attractiveness, or being a newcomer to the classroom (Asher et al. In this chapter, however, the main focus is on how schools contribute to the socialization of children. Individuals of a similar age and social identity; in school, the peer group is typically a childs classmates in younger years and then becomes more specific to particular adolescent subgroups in the teenage years. His teacher How do children decide what courses they will take in secondary school? They may be more socially mature and have better leadership skills than other children as well. The home schooled also tended to attach a great deal more importance to religious beliefs than the comparable population. Streaming not only serves to increase the efficiency of teaching and classroom management, but also results in social groupings of students that have significant social meaning within and outside of the school. Below are the topics covered by both streams at grades 10, 11, & 12. Justifications for student dress codes often centre on arguments about maintaining a desirable school image, respect of ones self and others, and preventing distractions (Raby 2010). What reasons have parents given for home schooling their children? The argument that because school teachers are almost exclusively female, schools are a place where male interests are not cultivated. In conclusion, the agent of socialization refers to the various social institutions, groups, and individuals that shape an individual's social identity and behavior. The term streaming is typically used to apply to formal processes of splitting students into ability groupings and is usually discussed in a manner that focuses on the individual student. In general, students who plan to attend a post-secondary institution, regardless of their specific career aspirations, need to familiarize themselves with the entry requirements of the institution and program the plan to enter. Sweet et al. This is a community-based school that offers mentoring to marginalized children and youth. As discussed in Chapter 2, Millington, Vertinsky, Boyle, and Wilson (2008) studied physical education curriculum in a Vancouver high school. Both male and female skaters also widely rejected the values associated with the popular crowd. As well, bully victims are often targeted for being too smart (Fried 1997) or below average intelligence (Olweus 1978) and being of a lower socioeconomic background (Bernstein and Watson 1997). 2007)depending on who is doing them. Not all post-secondary institutions, however, accept ELA 30-2 for entry. According to Simmons (2002), there are rules for how good girls act, and participating in overt acts of violence does not conform to this role. Education serves as an agent of socialization because it engages students in competition in academic success which helps create a social environment for students to interact in. Similar to peer victimized children, peer rejection may occur simply because a child is perceived as being different in some way from other members of the peer group. In Alberta, applied English language arts are designated the course abbreviation of ELA 10-2 (Grade 10), 20-2 (Grade 11), and 30-2 (Grade 12). Girls who were verbally abused by teachers during childhood were also less likely to finish high school (Brendgen et al. Therefore, social features of the school can serve to reverse delinquent behaviours. It is explained that students voices are important and that individual voices are to be developed within the boundaries of the community, which upholds the three rules. Teachers, however, shape the socialization of students by other processes as well, which are discussed below. 1. As he works through arguments on the playground or resolves disagreements at his lunch table, his negotiation skills, problem-solving abilities and self-control develop, reports the Scholastic website. There are many new behaviours and experiences that children must adapt to when starting school for the first time. Want to create or adapt books like this? Social ties that students have among each other have been found to have effects on academic achievement (Broh 2002), such that positive social interactions in the school environment spill over into how well they do in their schoolwork. In other words, inherent to such arguments are notions that only men can teach to male students and that the loss of males from the profession and the subsequent lowering of boys scores relative to girls is evidence of how feminization of the school is harming boys (Froese-Germain 2006). The gender gap between males and females in these subjects has narrowed considerably in recent years, with boys and girls performing about the same in both Canada and the United States (Lauzon 2001). Recall from Chapter 2 that Boudon discussed how secondary effectslike the aforementioned characteristicscan impact on educational attainment because they influence the types of educational choices made by a student and his or her family. Children that act in an aggressive or disruptive manner account for about one-third of children rejected by their peers (Crick and Dodge 1996). 2010). Single-sex schools have also been suggested as a solution to the boy problem. Greig (2003) argues that proponents of such arguments are engaged in a discussion that assumes that boys are in need of gender repair (Lingard and Douglas 1999). The popular girls self-described their sense of fashion and interest in their appearance and popular culture. Bourdieus theory of cultural capital (see Cultural Reproduction in Chapter 2) addresses this type of acculturation, stating that teachers regard certain types of outlooks and student styles as more desirable than others and for students to succeed they need to conform to the cultural practices of the dominant social and cultural class. As noted by Wentzel and Looney (2006), there are several different social realities to which a child must adapt: In addition to learning different behaviours that are appropriate for school, there are also structural features of school to which children must adapt. This also has the effect of creating resentment and rule breaking among students, especially when they see the rules as pointless and arbitrary. It can be difficult for teachers to be warm and supportive when behavioural disruptions from students make it challenging for the teacher to perform his or her instructional role (Jennings and Greenberg 2009). Brint (1998) identifies three major dimensions of socialization as it pertains to schooling, which are illustrated in Figure 6.1. Beattie (2004) also did research on an alternative school in Toronto called the Corktown Community High School. As noted in an official Alberta Education document: Whether they are conscious of it or not, schools are involved in teaching cultural and societal mores and values and in shaping students ideas about what constitutes good behaviour (Alberta Education 2005:1). Agents of socialization are the social structures in which socialization occurs. Kelly, Pomerantz, and Currie (2005), for example, found that self-described skater girls (i.e., girls who associate with skateboard culture) were expressing their rejection of contemporary ideals of femininity. The expected behaviours at school are much different from within the family, and the structural features of day-to-day life at school are in stark contrast to what was experienced in the family home. Raby and Domitrek (2007) state that this kind of rule creation and enforcement creates a negative environment where teachers are involved in petty policing and frustrates students who would prefer to challenge the rules in more constructive ways than by breaking them. In addition to features of the school and teacher characteristics, a major part of socialization at school involves students interaction with their peer group. For example, we learn the importance of obeying authority and Raby (2005) further argues that school codes of conduct reflect middle-class, often White, and rather gendered values. The term streaming(also known as tracking) refers to the series of courses a student should take that best matches his or her abilities and aptitudes. One final agent of socialization is religion, discussed further in Check Google News for recent news items of the underachievement of boys. Teachers are more than just a new person from whom the child must take direction; they influence the socialization of children in several ways. More participatory models of school rule enforcement and creation do exist, however, such as in alternative schools (see Box 6.4). The Consumer Mathematics curriculum addresses financial management, career exploration, home ownership and maintenance, as well as more traditional topics such as trigonometry and statistics. Researchers have suggested that codes of conduct may be more positively received when they are worded in a manner that includes. In addition to the two dominant uniforms, Pomerantz (2008) noted that girls also described their styles as comfortable, sporty, goth, punk, alternative, dressy, classy, preppy, regular, casual, weird, skater, random, hip hop (p. 10) and various combinations. These preferred styles reflect normative cultural values about what is valued cultural knowledge. School dress codes can be a particularly contentious topic, particularly when the dress code rules appear to be targeting particular groups and if they do not appear to be enforced fairly. The social learning that children undergo when they enter other social institutions, such as school. This, in turn, influenced students motivation and performance. Mathematics and science, for example, are subjects in which males have historically outperformed females. Socialization 101: Definition, Agents, and Examples of Socializing The process of a student internalizing the preferred understanding of what is right and wrong; accomplished through teachers emphasizing the desirability of certain virtues, such as hard work, equity, being nice, and so on. As noted by Sussman et al. Children who are accepted by their peers tend to have a more safe school environment, while those who have been rejected by their peers are at a greater risk of targeted harassment and bullying (Wentzel and Looney 2006). Since 2007 in Ontario and 2005 in Alberta, character education has been part of the official curriculum in public schools. Girls are bullied for being unattractive, not being dressed fashionably, and being physically overdeveloped (Shakeshaft and Barber 1995). The first part addresses the essential implication of race theory in adult education. Their program, called the Character Education and Virtues Program, rewards students every time they are caught doing a selfless act in the school.3 The students receive a paper bear that is placed on a wall for all to see, and by collecting enough of these, the students receive prizes. She notes that personal style is very much at the heart of social identities and how a girl presents her body is akin to her social skin. While Pomerantz was collecting her data between 2002 and 2003, there were two particular uniforms for girls at East Side Highthe Britney look and the JLo look, named after pop music icons Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez, respectively. Instead of occurring in the public sphere, girls resistance was contained to private spaces to avoid the risk of being criticized. This act supplanted the Education Act (Section 23), which previously allowed only principals to suspend students and school boards to expel students. Schools perform an essential work in the socialization of children by first transmitting the cultures values. The school is described as demo-cratic, as students have an active voice in their educational development. The deviants category encapsulated a very diverse collection of peer groups including burnouts, stoners, skaters, rebels, punks, partiers, and various alternative groups (including those defined by sexual orientation). At-risk children who display early aggression and signs of early offending can have these risks reduced if the school environment is a supportive one. The second dimension of socialization is moral conformity, which refers to the process of a student internalizing the preferred understanding of what is right and wrong. What are the rationales given for dress codes and school uniforms? Martino and Kehler (2006, 2007) have argued that such demands for male teachers to fix the problem of boys underachievement is actually a subtle ploy to re-traditionalize schools using a strategy of normalizing hegemonic masculinities (discussed in Chapter 2). Box 6.5 Declining Male Performance in ReadingA Moral Panic? Few male role models exist to make young boys interested in subject matter because school subjects and the entirety of the schooling environment are for girls. Activities such as reading are considered girl activities, and behaviours that are valued in a classroom environment, like sitting still and paying attention, are more associated with the behaviours of young girls than boys. Relationships with teachers are also central in the process of socialization. Socializationrefers to the ongoing process of learning the expected behaviours, values, norms, and social skills of individuals who occupy particular roles in society. Young people tend to build their social identities around specific peer groups, particularly in adolescence. Medlin (2000) has noted that research on whether or not home schooled children experience adequate socialization is sparse and that which does exist often has hallmarks of poor research design and biased samples. The family still remains an important part of childrens socialization, even when they enter into school. Students are active in decisions surrounding the administration of the school, content of learning, and social events. Furthermore, socialization can be divided into two types: primary socialization and secondary socialization. She notes that style is perceived to be a voice of resistance among many girls, but also queries whether such an en masse expression of resistance through consumption of fashion and music can really be considered resistance if so many young people seem to be doing itat least to some extent. Peer-rejected children often display social skills that make them undesirable playmates and friends to other children. Because reading is highly associated with overall academic achievement and later-life occupational attainment, this is a problem that has tremendous sociological implications. Sources: Manitoba Education www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/parents/senior/math.html Reproduced with permission from Manitoba Education. These agents include the family, education, religion, peer groups, and the media, and they all play a significant role in shaping an individual's beliefs, values, and behaviors. Resistance by youth to the socialization forces of the school and its inherent power relationships can be expressed in a variety of ways. These behaviours, however, served only to reproduce their working-class membership. Look on the internet for official curriculum documents about moral education in Canada. For example, if a child came from an absent family, or was put in a school or daycare when they were an infant or toddler, a school-like institution may influence primary socialization (Whitbeck, 1999).
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