... socialization of a child within his or her family, second is socialization within his or her school, and finally one's socialization as an adult. Socialization may also be defined as "the process whereby people learn the attitudes, values, and actions appropriate for individuals as members of a particular culture" (Schaefer and Smith, 2004, page616). In "Don't Let Me Get Me", this young girl doesn't seem to have had a strong sense of socialization from family or school which has led her to a poor self-concept. This song portrays the importance of having a strong sense of socialization when we are young, thus agreeing with the above definitions. Family has been defined many ways in many different societies and cultures. Probably the most common definition of a family in our culture would be that of a nuclear family. A nuclear family is "social units comprising a man and a woman living ...

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