TY - JOUR AU - Smith, Temple PY - 2015/06/25 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Agents of Socialization Visual Sociology Group Project JF - TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology JA - TRAILS VL - IS - SE - DO - UR - https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/agents-of-socialization-visual-sociology-group SP - AB - This assignment explores socialization and agents of socialization through the use of visual sociology. Visual sociology is an area of sociology concerned with the visual dimensions of social life. For this assignment students will deepen their understanding of sociological theory imploring visual sociology. Students will take 10 photographs of bumper stickers or tattoos. When a person sees a bumper sticker or a tattoo they associate the message or image with the car owner or person. When a person gets a tattoo or bumper sticker they consciously realize this association will occur. Therefore, bumper stickers and tattoos may depict things that are meaningful enough to an individual that they do not mind being associated with these images or ideas wherever they go. To this end, bumper stickers and tattoos can be predictors regarding the agents of socialization exerted and the subsequent influence. Students will work in groups to both collect and analyze photographs and present findings and observations in a 10-15 in class presentation. ER -