Examples Of Harro's Cycle Of Socialization

Harro’s cycle of socialization is the cycle folks born into by society. In the beginning they are into it with no blame or guilt, no information or misinformation, no prejudice or history. Because when one is born, they have not yet formed our own opinions and ideas. They are born into a world where all the mechanics, rules, roles, and structures of oppression are already in place and functioning (Harro, 1999). The first socialization happens when folks begin to socialized by the people they love and truth the most. The one’s who raise them shape their self-concepts and self-perceptions. In this stage, they are told things such as “boys don’t cry” and “Don’t point at that person in the wheel chair. It’s embarrassing.” Because at this stage folks have not developed the ability to think for themselves, they rely on the views of those who are close to them. Next, the institutional socialization is when folks begin

When aids came into my classroom in elementary school to take the students with disabilities out directly after homeroom, I asked why they would these students with disabilities had to leave the classroom to learn while I did not. I knew I was different than them, but I was didn’t know the Scientifics behind it. Every encounter I had with a disabled individual was never a negative one. At times they were confusing, but never negative. I believe these experiences with these people called my brain to unconsciously label them as “different.” I had heard stories of other folks who had frustrating and unpleasant experiences working with disabled individuals. I experienced guilt that I was able to work with others and understand them, and they were able to understand me because we shared the same level of knowledge. At times, I was uncomfortable with this guilt and wondered