Our 2nd assignment for socialization was to do our own timeline. I got the idea of doing my timeline by visiting a few other websites. Evidently it isn't exactly what the professor wanted as I only got a 39/45 score. His comment was "What agents of socialization influenced you in each of these
eras?" I thought it was clear what I put in the second column, but I should have specifically listed the agents (family, peers, mass media, neighborhood, school, religion, etc.)
So here it is.
My Socialization Timeline
My social location (Amanda, 2009) can
be defined as a Caucasian, heterosexual, male, born in the United States. I’m 49 years old, middle class, divorced and have
two grown children who are in college. My educational level is some college,
but mostly specialized training. I’m not really associated with any religion or
political party today, but I was raised Catholic in childhood and my parents
were republican. Below is my timeline.
Timeline
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Childhood (12 and under)
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Born the youngest of three siblings.
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Born and raised in the South.
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Born into a middle class family.
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Raised Catholic.
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Father worked, mother stayed at home.
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Attended kindergarten, public and some private
school.
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Many good childhood friends.
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Celebrated all major holidays.
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Played golf, baseball, football and basketball.
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Enjoyed fishing.
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Enjoyed shooting BB guns with friends.
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Adolescence (13-17)
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Got my first real gun.
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Went hunting and fishing.
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Attended a good public high school.
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Got my driver’s license at 16 years of age.
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Got my first job at Denny’s bussing tables.
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Started dating.
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Started going to parties.
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Started listening to rock and roll.
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Grew long hair.
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Experimented with alcohol.
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Transitional Adulthood (18-29)
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Started going to bars and clubs.
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My friends changed from high school to work
buddies.
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My father died.
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Moved away from home and to Wyoming.
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Started working as a fast food manager, but
not making a living.
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Became an outdoor enthusiast.
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Got married, divorced, and married again.
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Had two wonderful children.
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Watched more TV and especially 24 hr. news.
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I joined organizations.
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I discovered spirituality.
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Middle Years (30-49)
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I moved to South Dakota.
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My kids were attending school.
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My mother died.
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I settled into a career.
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Internet starts dominating media.
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Started watching less 24 hr. news and more
movies.
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Received more education.
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More income became available.
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I bought a house and went into debt.
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Got divorced again.
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My kids moved out and went to college.
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My spirituality deepened.
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Yoga and meditation became important.
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Started going to the gym and exercising.
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I joined different clubs.
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Later Years (50-65)
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I’m anticipating AARP membership.
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I’m anticipating owning a business.
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I’m anticipating more income.
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I’m open to the possibility of marriage.
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Hoping my children will marry.
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I’m anticipating grandchildren.
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I’m anticipating traveling.
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I’ll be evaluating the past.
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Older Years (65-70)
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Anticipating semi-retirement.
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I’ll probably be open to religion.
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I may be unable to physically do what I’ve
done in the past.
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I’m anticipating a second home.
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I’m anticipating more travel abroad.
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I’m hoping to spend more time with my family.
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Oldest (75 and older)
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I’ll be anticipating retirement.
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Health concerns will be an issue.
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I’ll be physically growing frail.
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Close family and friends will be passing.
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There’s constant change in living environment,
life and lifestyle.
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I’m anticipating retirement homes or assisted
living.
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I hope to reach the century mark.
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I’ll be making funeral plans.
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References
Amanda. (2009, October 28). My social location [Web log
message]. Retrieved from http://wearethewave.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-social-location.html
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