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Socialization And Social Change In GI Jane

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GI Jane is a movie about a female who attempts to be the first woman to complete the training to become a Navy SEAL. In the beginning she is not welcome and treated differently because she is a woman but demands to be treated equal to the men. Over time she wins the respect of the men and completes the training to become the first woman Navy SEAL. GI Jane demonstrates the socialization process showing desocialization and resocialization by the Navy SEAL program from the conflict perspective.

Social change is the change of culture and social structure over time and the military has provided positive social change in the United States for a long time. Socialization is the process where individuals acquire the language, social skills, and values to conform to the norms of a specific society or culture. Socialization is shown many times throughout GI Jane. Some examples are: Lt. O’Neil’s boyfriend, who is also a military member, does not support her and feel that she should attempt the impossible as she is a woman. He would represent both a family or peer agent in this movie. When she arrives the Commanding Officer greets her and attempts to steady or pull the chair out for her as that is a common gesture to do for women. He would be a peer agent. The media/photographer in the movie tries to show that Lt. O’Neil is a lesbian since she was spending time with females and therefore she should not be in the Navy SEALS. This would be a mediaagent. The other trainees treat

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