Unit Theme

Socialization is the process of internalizing social norms and ideologies in one’s growth．Socialization encompasses both learning and teaching．That is，each child should be socialized by learning or being taught about social norms，ideologies，and other principles or practices that one human is expected to know about．Socialization is strongly connected to developmental psychology．Humans need social experiences to learn their cultures and to survive．Thus，socialization essentially represents the whole process of learning throughout the life course and is a central influence on the behavior，beliefs，and actions of everyone．

Think-Pair-Share

1．Why is socialization important in one’s growth？

2．Tell a story about your socialization in life．

Global Reading

You will understand a text or essay more effectively if you can get an idea of its organization and content before you start reading．A quick way to do this is to read the first sentence of each paragraph．Doing so helps you predict what the text or essay is mainly about．

Read the first sentence of each paragraph in Text 1，and select one question that you expect each paragraph to answer．Write the number of the paragraph next to that question． U0shu7QWhjnMlfVduMmwWm81oGu+eK6Yv2mLn4OukRl2lwpmtBEGFMnhTQbLYsCI