Childhood Socialization

Part I: The Concept of Socialization 1. Socialization and Individuation 2. Socialization and the Social Self Part II: Childhood in History 3. Little Angels, Little Devils: A Sociology of Children Part III: Family as Socializing Agent 4. Tiny Dramas: Vocal Communication between Mother 5. Comparative Socialization Practices in Traditional and Alternative Families 6. Contributions of Human Infants to Caregiving and Social Interaction Part IV: School as Socializing Agent 7. Cooperation and Control in Japanese Nursery Schools 8. The Daily Grind 9. The Carpool: A Socializing Adjunct to the Educational Experience Part V: Peer Group as Socializing Agent 10. Children's Conception and Reaction to Adult Rules: The Underlife of the Nursery School 11. Friends, Impression Management, and Preadolescent Behavior Part VI: Television as Socializing Agent 12. Socialization and Conceptions of Social Reality 13. Families and Television: An Application of Frame Analysis Theory Part VII: Socialization to Gender 14. A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Sex Differences in the Behavior of Children Aged 3 Through 11 15. Changes in Family Roles, Socialization, and Sex Differences 16. Sex Differences in the Complexity of Children's Play and Games Part VIII: Stratification and Socialization 17. Blue-Collar Artistocrats and Their Children 18. Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work 19. Black Parents and Children in a Public Housing Project

Biography

Gerald Handel