Many social scientists have commented on the adult hypocrisy that can accompany childhood socialization.
For example, “Do as I say, not as I do” has been around for a long time.
One of the topics in this chapter is substance abuse problems among children and adolescents.
Some years ago, one of the Drug Council public service messages on television depicted a father who had caught his son in the act of using marijuana.
The father, in an agitated and incredulous tone of voice, announces: “Where did you get this?!!……where did you find out about this stuff?!”
The young boy replies in an anguished tone: “I learned it from YOU!!……that’s where I got it……from YOU!!”
Discuss how you feel about this kind of hypocrisy and how they think childhood and adolescent socialization contributes to conduct problems.
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