The Cycle Of Socialization ( C.o ) - 1549 Words

1) Define describe the Cycle of Socialization (C.O.S), the Cycle of Liberation (C.O.L). Explain how they relate to how Hip Hop has been shaped, giving two examples from either reading and/or in class. - The Cycle of Socialization is the cycle in which shapes who we are mentally, morally, and characteristically. The first step in the COS, is the Lens of Identity. This is where the person is socialized through their own personal lens, or they are taught on a personal level. Examples of this is one’s peers, teachers, or family. There is usually unquestionable trust in these people. The second step is Institution Culture, where we are bombarded with subliminal messages by these two factors each day. Institution, would be things such as School, a Business, or the Media (one of the largest in the institution factor). Culture, would be things like what we have done in class, such as studying lyrics, language, patterns of conscious and unconscious though. The last step, is the Lens of Experience. This is one of the most important, because we have now become experienced in life, and know many things that many may not ever know. With this though, we have two choices of what we can do. The first choice, is to do nothing; we can remain stagnant, and ‘go a long to get along’ because that is the easier way to do things. Or, we can cause change, raise consciousness, and interrupt the stagnant problem help with fixing it. When we do this though, it leads into the next cycle,