"When I was a boy" Dar Williams1. What is your interpretation of this song? The song "When I was a Boy" by Dar Williams recounts her memories of being a child. She remembers all the things she did and remembers how she always acted more like a boy than a "traditional" girl. She was always told that she needed protection from a man, or that she needed to behave "correctly", but she didn't listen. He did what he wanted and didn't care what anyone else thought. Then she grew up and missed those things. She feels pressure to conform to the way society says a girl should be. At the end of the song she is talking to a man, who is portrayed as her boyfriend or her husband, and he tells her that he experienced the same thing she experienced growing up. Identify at least three agents of socialization in the song (chapter 3). How does the agent of socialization influence the narrator? Other generalized is a term by George Herbert Mead to indicate the conscience of society. His theory is that by taking on other people's roles, children learn those of society ...