The Socialization Process

According to Parrillo the socialization process is, as it says in Rereading America, how people obtain their values, attitudes, beliefs and perceptions of their culture and others. Parrillo says that we usually turn out the way that our parents want us to and fulfill their expectations. I really like the point that he brings up about children usually accepting these concepts without questioning them. I completely agree with what Parrillo is saying here. For example, my parents are Lutheran, and because that is what I have been exposed to since I can remember, I am also Lutheran. My parents have instilled their values in me as well. And when my parents were little, their parents were also Lutheran and did the exact same thing. Yes, there are people who don't believe in the same things as their parents, but that is not nearly as common. You surroundings dictate how you act, and what you believe. This even ties into the previous unit of the myth of individual opportunity, and how if your culture or society doesn't value education, then there aren't going to be a lot of educational opportunities.