In Bobbie Harro’s article “The Cycle of Socialization,” she uses a diagram called, Cycle of Socialization, to reflect on how people think about themselves and how people relate to others. Furthermore, she claims that the way people see themselves and the way people relate to others are influenced by their experiences and environment. The way people relate to others and view themselves may or may not be true; thus, we should get out of our comfort zone or the core to challenge the facts that we think is true about ourselves and others.
I agree with Harro that we should not be too dependent on our parents or those raising us, and we haven’t yet developed the ability to think for ourselves” (Harro 17). Even though our parents and those who raise us have good intentions but it does not mean that their worldview is correct or whatever they say is right. Since we are capable to think for ourselves as adults and college students, we should investigate and do research to find the truth.
Bobbie Harro states in her article, “We need education for critical consciousness for all group. We need to take a stand… and begin a critical transformation that can break down this cycle of socialization and start a new cycle” (Harro 21). Obviously, we need a standard or a guideline to help us to determine the way we see think about ourselves and how we relate to others. To determine how people think about themselves and how people relate to others, they should match their knowledge with the reality.