Thursday, April 28, 2011

To Be Like Or Not To Be Like My Parents?

All of a sudden I found myself thinking sociologically when I was meeting my grandpa's brother on Easter. He and his wife said that I look and acted like my mom, but on the other side, others have said that look and act like my dad. Although both my parents are agents of socialization, will I still end up being like both or just one of them? Another thing that always makes me think is when my friends always say that they will never end up like their parents but I sometimes think that's unavoidable since they are your significant others. Could other agents be more dominant than others?

This reminded em of the survey we did during class about who we were most like; mom or dad. What if you don't have several agents of socialization? Would that limit your socialization development? Is it possible for a son or daughter to not turn out like their parents when they grow up or does it matter how they were socialized? Could it affect our looking glass self?

1 comment:

  1. It is interesting to see which parent we take after in terms of our personality...it is definately a blend...

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