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Agent of socialization
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What is agent of socialization?

o Agents

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of socialization are both formal and informal, that help in replication of the social order.

What is the function of agent socialization?

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is necessary for making an individual capable of interacting within the society and a society itself shares the common values, customs, norms, traditions, languages. teaches one to behave in a society and the accepted customs, norms, symbols, languages and behaviour.

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Type of agent of socialization

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Primary agent of socialization: people that are closest to an individual. Such as family and friends

Secondary

agent of socialization: those institutions or places that help an individual find his place within the society

Such as work place, religious institution and school

Agent of socialization
Family Peers School Media

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family
The

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most important- because of the emotional bond between the child and parent result in greater effects shape the individual Language ability

Its

Develop:

Emotional control Body control Moral values Rules of public conduct

Parent have preeminent control over their child during their young age and adolescent year..

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peers
people They

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of roughly the same age , similar social identity, and close social proximity. learn about basic rules of group interaction to more complex strategies of negotiation, dominance, leadership, cooperation and compromise from peers. to puberty and the all important role of sexuality and sexual relations in life. Peer groups are where teens largely learn about sex and being sexual and practice the skills of sexuality.

linked

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The peer group exerts a most powerful social influence on the child. Interaction with a peer group loosens the child's bonds to the family; it provides both an alternative model for behaviour and new social norms and values

media
Television Books,

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magazine etc

Internet Movies Music

Through

character, words, story lines and images the influence will affect the an individual since young. media specially at as agent of socialization

Certain

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The

influence will continue till adolescent year and decrease during adult year. influence is based on teen subculture, counter culture, pop culture and cooperate marketing. news sport and entertainment

The

Television Internet

school
Official

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curriculum learn about cultural heritage. E.g History. curriculum learn how to interact, negotiate, dominate and cooperate out of their social cirlce (friends). E.g Sport and Club curriculum learning on the behaviour need to function in formally organized group. E.g In classroom.

Social

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EFFECTS OF AGENT OF SOCIALIZATION

Effect

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on Life Cycle -The effects of socialization can cause an individual or a group of individuals to alter their beliefs and behaviour over time. E.g During political revolutions, where masses tend to follow the ideology of the political party that inspired them.

 Period

Effect - The period effect of socialization affects not an individual, a group of people, but the entire society. Plague, Great Depressions, etc.

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Black

Cohort

Effect - Cohort effect is a social event that creates a major impact on a specific group of people. Hiroshima Nagasaki bombings or the Vietnam War.

E.g

Reference

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A. Driscoll, N.G. Nagel, (2008). Early Childhood Education: Birth - 8: The World of Children, Families, and Educators, p. 175-176. Merrill: Pearson Education Inc. Macionis. (2010). Sociology. America: Pearson Education Inc. Baxamusa. (2010). Agent of Socialization.

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http://www.buzzle.com/articles/agents-ofsocialization.html