According to the book "Sociology, A Down To Earth Approach" written by James M. Henslin, socialization is the process by which people learn the characteristics of their group—the knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, norms, and actions thought appropriate for them.
Therefore, some of the socialization activities that are frequent to me, are:
- Family socialization, simply by the fact that they were and will always be, the first group to have a major impact on who I am; they taught me my initial motivations, values, and beliefs. On a daily basis, I socialize, talk, laugh and bond with my family, both before and after school, (usually we dine together and talk about our day), as well, as spending time together on weekends, and probably going out to the movies, or for lunch etc.
- Another socialization activity is going to school in general, because I spend most of my time there, with friends and teachers. We socialize by working together on projects (teamwork), having fun during breaks or lunch, discussing different topics, laughing, fighting and just enjoying our time there while also complaining over homework and/or stress.
- And finally, another activity is, both assisting and participating at my church's activities/services/missions etc. There, I have learned values, morality, rules/behavioral expectations etc. but most importantly through these experiences, I have been able to meet people of all ages, from different places in Nicaragua and even from other countries; share stories, learn about different cultures and bond with each other; uniting us as a whole.
Conclusively, each of these, are frequent socialization activities in my life, that have played a significant role in influencing who I am; by teaching me general attitudes, values, skills, norms and appropriate actions for each group in particular.
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