The Cycle of Socialization - How our surroundings define our personalities.Â
Whether we want to believe it our not, our nurtured existence is reality.  Everything we see, say, and do make up who we are and define our humanity.  Everyone has a different set of norms, however we all go through the same process of socialization.  I first learned about Socialized norms in a Multi Cultural Communications class. I had never related my experiences to my perceived reflection of life. Â
Bobbie Harro wrote a GREAT essay on the process, and I highly recommend it to anyone who has a thurst for knowledge as I do! Below are links to a short essay by myself, and Bobbie Harro on the topic.
*My Personal EssayÂ
PDF of the Essay
Summary of socialized habits formed at childhood: "Socialization is a learning process that begins shortly after birth. Early childhood is the period of the most intense and the most crucial socialization. It is then that we acquire language and learn the fundamentals of our culture. It is also when much of our personality takes shape. However, we continue to be socialized throughout our lives. As we age, we enter new statuses and need to learn the appropriate roles for them. We also have experiences that teach us lessons and potentially lead us to alter our expectations, beliefs, and personality. For instance, the experience of being raped is likely to cause a woman to be distrustful of others." http://anthro.palomar.edu/social/soc_1.htm
The chart featured above is from Bobbie Harro's well known essay
*Edits Made January 22nd 2012 regarding my recent addition to the commentary for this post located at:
 http://katoya318.tumblr.com/private/16312764397/tumblr_ly8086qrfV1qi4rm2
