In the middle of the 20th century, socialization was a key idea in the dominant American functionalist tradition of sociology. [[Talcott Parsons]] (Parsons and Bales 1956) and a group of colleagues in the US developed a comprehensive theory of society that responded to the emergence of modernity in which the concept of socialization was a central component. |
In the middle of the 20th century, socialization was a key idea in the dominant American functionalist tradition of sociology. [[Talcott Parsons]] (Parsons and Bales 1956) and a group of colleagues in the US developed a comprehensive theory of society that responded to the emergence of modernity in which the concept of socialization was a central component. |