First,
socialization teaches impulse control and helps individuals develop a conscience
. … Second, socialization teaches individuals how to prepare for and perform certain social roles—occupational roles, gender roles, and the roles of institutions such as marriage and parenthood.
Successful socialization can result
in uniformity within a society
. If all children receive the same socialization, it is likely that they will share the same beliefs and expectations. … Those who internalize the norms of society are less likely to break the law or to want radical social changes.
Family
.
Family
is the first and most important agent of socialization. Mothers and fathers, siblings and grandparents, plus members of an extended family, all teach a child what he or she needs to know.
In the United States, the primary agents of socialization include
the family, the peer group, the school, and the mass media
.
Socialization teaches people what is expected of them in a particular group or situation; it is
a form of social control
. … The socialization process also helps individuals develop a conscience aligned with social norms and prepares them to perform various roles.
- Values. Qualities or beliefs that are viewed as desirable or important.
- Attitudes. Tendencies to respond positively or negatively to persons, objects, or situation.
- Motives. …
- Attributions. …
- Self Esteem. …
- Self Regulation. …
- Morals. …
- Gender Roles.
Socialization prepares
people to participate in a social group by teaching them its norms and expectations
. Socialization has three primary goals: teaching impulse control and developing a conscience, preparing people to perform certain social roles, and cultivating shared sources of meaning and value.
agents of socialization: Agents of socialization, or institutions that can impress social norms upon an individual, include
the family, religion, peer groups, economic systems, legal systems, penal systems, language, and the media
.
In the United States, the primary agents of socialization include
the family, the peer group, the school, and the mass media
.
- Primary socialization,
- Anticipatory socialization,
- Developmental socialization and.
- Re-socialization.
Primary socialization through
the family
teaches children how to bond, create relationships, and understand important concepts including love, trust, and togetherness. Several agents of primary socialization involve institutions such as the family, childhood friends, the educational system, and social media.
Socialisation takes place at different stages such as
primary, secondary and adult
. The primary stage involves the socialisation of the young child in the family. The secondary stage involves the school and the third stage is adult socialisation.
- Primary socialization. …
- Secondary socialization. …
- Developmental socialization. …
- Anticipatory socialization. …
- Resocialization.
Without socialization,
we could not have our society and culture
. And without social interaction, we could not have socialization. Our example of a socially isolated child was hypothetical, but real-life examples of such children, often called feral.
- Your child won’t know how to interact with people of different backgrounds.
- Your children will be sheltered.
- Your children won’t know how to deal with the real world.
- Your children will grow to be too dependent on you.
- Your child will be lonely or not have any friends.
Socialization is critical both to individuals and to
the societies in which they live
. As individuals, social interaction provides us the means by which we gradually become able to see ourselves through the eyes of others, and how we learn who we are and how we fit into the larger world.
