SOCI 205 1st Edition Lecture 9 Outline of Last Lecture II. SocializationIII. Examples Given/ReadingOutline of Current Lecture II. Agents of Socialization Cont.Current LectureII. Agents of Socialization Cont.a. Anticipatory socialization in Educational Institutionsi. (Def) Behave based on your expectation of new role1. belief that college students are a certain way, so I’m going to behave in that certain wayii. H.S. Students: expect college to be a place where changes will occur1. Discovering “the real me”b. Agents of Socialization: High Schooli. Schools are heteronormative institutions1. Heteronormative (def): two distinct, complementary genders (male, female); “normal” attractive is to opposite sexa. Homecoming king and queen, cheer squads (mainly female), etc.2. Common example of heteronormativity: homophobiaa. “fag” discourse3. Pascoe: “Dude, you’re a fag!”ii. Pascoe Key Findings:1. Gay v. faga. To be gay was to have attraction to same sexb. Fag was used toward feminine men (stigmatized men in a negative way)2. Differences by gendera. What is the worst thing a woman could be called in high school? Slut.b. Why was being a lesbian (or called a lesbian) less of a stigma than being called a fag? Men have fantasies about women, makes it more socially appealing.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.3. Differences by racea. African American males were less judgmental on the topic of sexuality; they had more of a taste for attire; did not mind dancing at school dances; whereas, white male were the opposite for fear of their masculinity. 4. Conclusiona. Fag discourse is insulting because it identifies a male as non-masculineb. Fag label is not permanentiii. Solomon Asch experiments1. Peer group: friendship group made up of individuals of the same age or social status2. Individuals confronted by a majority about a factual matter that was obviously wrong (announced answers [sometimes wrong] which would influence the subject’s answer  they would answerincorrectly due to their influence)3. with no one else present, they got it right4. ¾ conformed at least part of the time when there were people there to influence themc. Agents of Socialization: Mass Mediai. Mass Media: any form of communication designed to reach a wide audience1. E.g. video gamesd. New rolesi. Every institution has its own form of socializationii. Resocialization and Total Institutions1. Resocialization – prisons v boot camps (similar dynamics leading to resocialization); all attributes of one’s identity under control of institution (when they eat, how they dress, when they sleep, etc.)III. Reading Discussiona. What is the common sense regarding violent video games and aggression?i. Play video games  become violent in real lifeb. Is it right? The scholarly consensus says it is not right. i. Why is it so hard to identify the effect of violent games on individuals?1. Too many factors to identifyc. What is a folk-devil?i. Groups that are considered evild. What role does race and/or class play in the descriptions in news media of violent gamers?i. White/middle class are influenced by videogames, but low class/African American commits crime by