Sozialisation

This textbook views socialization not merely as a process of individual development, but as a process of socialization that emerges through social learning processes and the interdependent actions of people. The focus is on the reciprocal relationship between the individual and society: people are always embedded in fields of practice that they help shape and in which they simultaneously develop. The volume thus opens up a perspective that does not conceive of the individual as an 'inner' realm separate from society, opposed by a social 'outer' realm. Students of education and social sciences receive a thorough introduction to an understanding of socialization that integrates social practice, participation, and development.