Socialization of Adults

Pre-requisites: Passed exam: Psychology of Lifelong Development

Course objectives: Critical analysis and research of processes and flows of socialization of adults and understanding the role and function of education in these processes

Course description: Theoretical course: Differences in the socialization of children and adults and the different roles of education in these processes; Relationship between primary and secondary socialization; Phases of socialization of adults; Socialization and re-socialization; Flows of socialization of adults: family, professional and socialization for life in local community; Education as a formative and integrative component of socialization; Practical classes: Analysis of the research results on socialization of adults

Learning Outcomes: Student understands the relations of education and development in the process of socialization of adults; student is able to explore informative, formative and integrative functions of education in socialization flows: family, parental, marital, professional and socialization for life in the local commmunity

Literature/Reading:

• Medić, S. (1993). Obrazovanje i socijalizacija odraslih. Beograd: Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva, odabrana poglavlja
• Milić, A. (2001). Sociologija porodice. Beograd: Čigoja štampa, odabrana poglavlja