week 17 question 2

A concept that I found most interesting is the concept of the group socialization process. It's a concept between a group and an individual. The steps that you go through in group socialization breaks down to the steps of where we fit in to where we find our own or new group. Starts at investigation which may be also referred ot as recruitment, feeling out what the group is about. You are thinking of becoming a prospective member. Then comes the socialization step, the step where you become the member and you are being accepted by the group. Maintenance means you become the full member and you are at the peak of the group socialization process. You are interacting and part of everything they do. It's who you relate yourself with in the group. Resocializaiton is when you become the marginal member, you are still in the group yet you are just accomodating to their needs. Lastly is the Rememberance step, where you are the ex member of the group, you have found something better or left the group for a reason. This is where you reflect back of who you were in the group. We go through these steps throughout each chapter of our lives, trying to fit into different groups, especially in college we feel our different clubs and different friends to see where we fit in and where we feel most comfortable. This concept relates to everyone in their lives and it's interesting to see the different steps and process of the socialization process.