SOC 101 | Anticipatory, Organizational, and Forced Socialization Ever wonder how you actually become who you are in a new role? Sociologists identify three distinct processes: anticipatory socialization, where you prepare for a role before entering it; organizational socialization, where institutions train you to operate within their rules; and forced socialization, where total institutions strip away your previous identity entirely. In this video we break down all three, and end with a question