4 Agents of Socialization The 4 agents of socialization are family‚ peers‚ mass media and education. By far for myself family is the important aspect of socialization. I have always been the type of person that goes out or stays home and spends time with my mom‚ dad‚ and brother. We are always doing things together even though I and 26 and my brother is 19. We go to church together and eat out together. I spend time with them even though I work and have a great girlfriend and a busy life. I am
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There are four major agents of socialization in the life of many people today. Those major agents are family‚ school‚ peers‚ and mass media. There are also two other agents called religion and workplace. Many people today live on the guidelines of these elements. Family is one of the most important agents of socialization. Having a family gives a person certain needs such love and nurture. Seeing that certain needs are made helps a child social‚ physical‚ and emotional growth for the society
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SOCIALIZATION AGENTS AND ACTIVrriES OF YOUNG ADOLESCENTS Sara Amon‚ Shmuel Shamai‚ and Zinaida Ilatov ABSTRACT Research examined the relative importance of peer groups for young adolescents as compared with diverse adult socialization agents—family‚ school‚ and community. The factors involved were teenagers ’ activities‚ preferences‚ feelings‚ and thoughts as to how they spend their leisure time‚ their preferences for help providers‚ and their sense of attachment to their community. These
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and act as social creatures. Socialisation is the process through which we become human. It is through our interaction with society that we learn what is necessary to live in each society. There are four main agents of socialisation: family‚ school‚ peers‚ and mass media. Among these agents some sociologists believe that family is the most important to the child’s development. Why? Some sociologists believe family is the most important to the child’s development‚ because within the family we learn
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element in the child’s belief system. Since values are a significant part of political standpoint‚ these early stages in a person’s individual mental and moral growth is crucial to the reasoning behind the subtlety in political socialization. Family as an agent of socialization incorporates more than just the teaching of value. The structure of the family and its economic standing becomes a tool in developing political opinion. A key factor in choosing a political standpoint is personal gain. If a
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What are the different possible ideas/suggestions to the agents There are many things that are already being done by the agents of socialization towards the issue divorce. However‚ there are other things that can be done. Firstly‚ the government should send the almost divorced couple for divorce counselling in order to save the marriage. Adding to that‚ the government should cover all the expenses for the counselling to motivate the couple to attend the counselling sessions. Other
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CHAPTER 4: Socialization OVERVIEW Socialization‚ in the course of our growth and development‚ is necessary for us to become the kind of people we aspire to be and to live the kind of lives we like. We need a group in order to become ourselves. Our personality and mind are the products of our interaction with other people because the experience of becoming socialized is the same as the experience of becoming truly human. Socialization Socialization is a life-long process of learning whereby
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Understanding why Family is the most Important Agent Socialization Lonzie Logan Jr Sociology in a Global Perspective | SOC110 A01 Argosy University Online Prof. Carolyn Paul January 16‚ 2012 Understanding why Family is the most important Agent Socialization Erik Homburger Erikson (1902-1994)‚ a brilliant Germen-born American Psychoanalyst once said that “It is human to have a long childhood; it is civilized to have an even longer childhood. Long childhood makes a technical and mental
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Socialization The phenomenon of socialization is an interactive process in which people learn the values‚ attitudes‚ behaviour‚ norms and roles seen as appropriate for particular groups of people. The key to the stability and cohesion of a social structure which shapes what people see as appropriate choices for themselves and others. The most intense periods of socialization are in childhood and adolescence but reinforcement and adjustment continue through life. Through the interaction with others
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What is Socialization Socialization is an integral part of the process every human being‚ regardless of gender‚ culture or geographical location‚ goes through from childhood through adulthood. It is a never-ending process. But it is especially important during the formative years of a person’s life. In brief‚ socialization can be described as the process by which an individual acquires his or her own personal identity. He or she learns the values‚ norms‚ social behavioral patterns and social skills
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