The concept of socialization
Socialization
otherwise known as ‘ internalization of culture’ is a lifelong process by which
human beings transmit and learn particular thought, feeling and behaviour
processes and patterns required for social perpetuation of, social adaptation
to, and social transformation of, culturally determined conditioned and
expectations, such as learning ones language, behaving according to the norms
and values of the culture, understanding social roles one is expected to
perform as one relate to others, and developing complex skills and techniques
with which to adapt to as well as transform ones social and physical
environment.
Socialization is a
learning process that begins shortly after birth but for me socialization
starts from conception. When a woman is pregnant she starts to socialize with
the fetus. If she is sad or moody and even happy it affects the baby in the womb.
Therefore husbands should try as much as possible to see that her pregnant wife
is always happy for the sake of the baby and also the mother. Early childhood
is the period of the most intense and the most crucial socialization. It
is then that we acquire language and learn the fundamentals of our
culture. It is also when much of our personality takes shape.
We also learn
and usually adopt our culture's norms through the socialization process. Norms are the conceptions of appropriate and
expected behavior that are held by most members of the society. While
socialization refers to the general process of acquiring culture,
anthropologists use the term enculturation
for the process of being socialized to a particular culture. You were
acculturated to your specific culture by your parents and the other people who
raised you.
Socialization is
important in the process of personality
formation. While much of human personality is the result of our genes,
the socialization process can mold it in particular directions by encouraging
specific beliefs and attitudes as well as selectively providing
experiences. These may likely, accounts for much of the difference
between the common personality types in one society in comparison to one
another. For instance the Yoruba’s are known for lying down whenever they greet
their elders, and also receiving blessing from their parents and elders. This
same people also train their children to uphold their culture in terms of food
and language, the same thing applicable to the Hausas as well. It is
unfortunate that the Igbo’s are no longer culture conscious but before the male
are trained in trade and to be hard working while women are trained to be good
house wives. I
Those who internalize
the norms of society are less likely to break the law or to want radical social
changes. In all societies, however, there are individuals who do
not conform to culturally defined standards of normalcy because they were
"abnormally" socialized, which is to say that they have not
internalized the norms of society. These people are usually labeled by
their society as deviant or even mentally ill.
Types
of socialization
Children are socialized
according to different cultures we have two broad types of teaching
methods--formal and informal. Formal
education is what primarily happens in a classroom. It
is usually structured, controlled, and directed primarily by adult teachers who
are professionals. In contrast, informal
education can occur anywhere. It involves imitation of
what others do and say as well as experimentation and repetitive practice of
basic skills. This is what happens when children role-play adult
interactions in their games.
Women and girls are the
most crucial in socializing children. Initially, mothers and their female
relatives are primarily responsible for socialization. Later, when
children enter the lower school grades, they are usually under the control of
their teachers. Even seemingly insignificant actions of parents can have major
impacts on the socialization of their children.
We
have primary, secondary and adult socialization
Primary
socialization: the primary aspect of socialization is
the family this is where the children learn how to socialize with the family
and are being thought the values and norms of the society. A well brought up
child can never deviate from those norms that were being transferred to as a
child. We can also see the primary socialization as those ones got from the
nursery and primary school, at this stage the child is very tender and sees her
teacher as a role model. The child sees the teacher as the most educated even
when the parents are more educated than the teacher still the child believes in
the teacher and values the teacher’s education more than the parents. The child
can never believe that the teacher can make a mistake. If the parents find out
that the teacher has made a mistake to correct the child becomes problematic,
the simple way is to correct the teacher and the child learns from the teacher.
Even though the child meets peer group at this stage they are not as strong as
the secondary peers that can influence them more. Primary socialization is very
important in a child’s life. It is a stage we call the formative stage whereby
the children should be handled carefully for them not to have a bias mind in
growing up and in forming their own opinion.
Secondary
Socialization:
when
we talk about the secondary socialization our mind should go to school a bit
higher than the nursery and primary school. This time around is the secondary
school. At this stage we can say that the child has passed the stage of
infantry. It is an adolescent stage, a
stage we call crisis stage. This time the child wants to be independent. He or
she would like to confide in his/her friend. They also see themselves as an
adult. The child has known what is right
or wrong. The child also can challenge the teacher in terms of knowledge. It is
at this stage that the child meets peer groups that are very strong and can
influence them. This stage a well brought up child can be influenced by the
peers. Those that can be influenced are those that do not have strong self
will. Most of the times are children from broken homes (divorced) or those from
a quarrelsome family where the father and the mother fights everyday, and some
families that have some lapses. This stage is a critical stage for children in
taking decision or making choice.
Adult
socialization:
this
has to do with grownups socializing with friends. Socialization has no end we
continue to socialize with people until we die. As an adult there are stages of
adulthood: the early adulthood, the middle adulthood, and the aging years.
According to Atkinson, Atkinson and Hilgard (1983: 98 ):
Middle
adulthood: they further explained that for
many people, the middle years of adulthood (roughly ages 40-65) are the most
productive period. Men in their forties are usually at the peak of their
careers. Women have less responsibility at home now that the children are
growing up and can devote more time to career or civic activities. This is the
age group that essentially runs society, in terms of both power and
responsibility. As people approach their fifties, they change their view of
life span. They begin to think in terms of years left to live. For some people
who have spent their years building a successful company may leave it to return
to school. For women that have developed their family may develop a new career
or become active in politics. Some people at this stage may decide to live the
city and retire to the village. Based on stages in life we see the angle or
direction where socialization is being channeled to.
The
aging years:
this
is the year after 65years whereby new problems arises, as declining from
physical strength and facing all sorts of sickness that demoralizes them and
leave them in a state of helplessness.
This time is period of loneliness and less feeling of worth and
self-esteem. The aged are also faced with loss of spouse, siblings, and
relations which can make their life uncomfortable. The farness of their
children also affects them. The type of socialization at this time is people
coming for an advice and blessing. They also socialize with the children by
telling those stories of the past and folk lore. Socialization has no end it
continues until we die. That is why we say that it is for a lifelong. Old age
is time of reflection that deeply looked into how the person faces the end of
life. Growing old is very interesting especially for those who lived a good
life on earth. For others that their life is filled with regrets they don’t
last long they keep on be mourning their lives until they die or pass
away.
Anticipatory socialization: this refers to a process by which men learn
the culture of a group with the anticipation of joining that group or belonging
to the group. People learns the proper beliefs, values and norms of a status or
group to which he aspires this is learning how to ach with his new role.
Re-socialization: refers to the process of
discarding the former behaviour patterns and accepting new ones as part of
transition in one’s life. This type of socialization takes place mostly when a
social role is radically changed. It has to do with abandonment of one way of
life for another which is not only different from the former but incompatible
with it. For instance when an armed robber is rehabilitated his role changed
radically.
Features of
socialization:
- Inculcates basic discipline a person may learn how
to control his or her impulses.
- Thereby showing disciplined
behaviour to gain social approval.
- It helps to control human
behaviour: an individual from birth
to death undergoes training and his behaviour is controlled by numerous
ways. To maintain the social order, there are definite procedures or mechanism
in society. These procedures become part of peoples life and human being
gets adjusted to the society. As time goes on socialization, society
intends to control the behaviour of its members unconsciously.
- Rapid socialization: there is rapid socialization if there
is more humanity among the agencies of socialization is more unanimous in
their ideas and skills. When there is conflict between the ideas, for
instance the skills transmitted in home and those transmitted by school or
peer, socialization of the individual tends to be slower and ineffective.
- Socialization takes place formally
and informally: formal socialization takes place through direct
instruction and education in schools and colleges. Family is however, the
primary and the most influential source of education. Children learn their
language, customs norms and values in the family.
- Socialization is a continuous process:
socialization is a lifelong process. It does not cease when a child
becomes an adult, internalization of culture continues from generation to
generation. Society perpetuates itself through the internalization of
culture, its members transmit culture to the next generation and society
continues to exist.
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AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION
The family is perhaps the most important agent of socialization for children. Parents’ values and behaviour patterns profoundly influence those of their daughters and sons.
Reasons the family is an important agent of socialization in the society
1. Unlike the learning that we receive through formal education or in our careers, socialization is less intentional and is generally the result of our interaction with family, friends, and the wider public. In sociology, these influential people are referred to as agents of socialization. Though these agents tend to be peers or people with whom we have established relationships, the media can also be considered an agent of socialization because it is one of the more influential means through which we acquire information about our culture and society.
In the context of primary socialization, agents tend to be limited to our immediate family members, or, depending on your family structure, certain members of our extended family. This is generally because as children, our lives are tightly controlled by our primary caregivers. It is through our interactions and observations of how they behave in the home and in public that we begin to shape our understanding of how we, too, should behave.
For example, if a person were raised by parents who possessed a white supremacist perspective, that person would likely be exposed to prejudices in the home, which they would likely then carry out into the world with them. Conversely, if they were raised by a family that valued equality and civil rights advocacy, they would likely carry those values as they moved forward in their life.
2. It is in the earliest years of our lives that we learn the most and begin to build our understanding of culture and society.
This early period of learning through family relationships is what is known as primary socialization, which is the learning that we do by interacting and observing while we are young. Primary socialization tends to begin in the home and that is where we learn about social norms, such as how to behave in society, and cultural practices in which we will eventually participate.
For example, if you are out at a restaurant and the waiter informs you that they are out of what you had hoped to order, you would simply choose another menu item rather than stomp your feet and scream at him. Your response to the disappointment is the result of learning very early in life that it is unacceptable to have such outbursts in public, and it is generally polite to treat restaurant servers with respect
Should parents get the credit when their children turn out to be good kids and even go on to accomplish great things in life? Should they get the blame if their children turn out to be bad? No parent deserves all the credit or blame for their children’s successes and failures in life, but the evidence indicates that our parents do affect us profoundly. In many ways, we even end up resembling our parents in more than just appearance.
NAME: ANTHONYUGWU SARAH CHIKA
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REG.NO: 16208497
AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION
The family is perhaps the most important agent of socialization for children. Parents’ values and behaviour patterns profoundly influence those of their daughters and sons.
Reasons the family is an important agent of socialization in the society
1. Unlike the learning that we receive through formal education or in our careers, socialization is less intentional and is generally the result of our interaction with family, friends, and the wider public. In sociology, these influential people are referred to as agents of socialization. Though these agents tend to be peers or people with whom we have established relationships, the media can also be considered an agent of socialization because it is one of the more influential means through which we acquire information about our culture and society.
In the context of primary socialization, agents tend to be limited to our immediate family members, or, depending on your family structure, certain members of our extended family. This is generally because as children, our lives are tightly controlled by our primary caregivers. It is through our interactions and observations of how they behave in the home and in public that we begin to shape our understanding of how we, too, should behave.
For example, if a person were raised by parents who possessed a white supremacist perspective, that person would likely be exposed to prejudices in the home, which they would likely then carry out into the world with them. Conversely, if they were raised by a family that valued equality and civil rights advocacy, they would likely carry those values as they moved forward in their life.
2. It is in the earliest years of our lives that we learn the most and begin to build our understanding of culture and society.
This early period of learning through family relationships is what is known as primary socialization, which is the learning that we do by interacting and observing while we are young. Primary socialization tends to begin in the home and that is where we learn about social norms, such as how to behave in society, and cultural practices in which we will eventually participate.
For example, if you are out at a restaurant and the waiter informs you that they are out of what you had hoped to order, you would simply choose another menu item rather than stomp your feet and scream at him. Your response to the disappointment is the result of learning very early in life that it is unacceptable to have such outbursts in public, and it is generally polite to treat restaurant servers with respect
Should parents get the credit when their children turn out to be good kids and even go on to accomplish great things in life? Should they get the blame if their children turn out to be bad? No parent deserves all the credit or blame for their children’s successes and failures in life, but the evidence indicates that our parents do affect us profoundly. In many ways, we even end up resembling our parents in more than just appearance.
NAME: OZOANIGBO LOVETH CHIAMAKA
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AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION
The family is perhaps the most important agent of socialization for children. Parents’ values and behaviour patterns profoundly influence those of their daughters and sons.
Reasons the family is an important agent of socialization in the society
1. Unlike the learning that we receive through formal education or in our careers, socialization is less intentional and is generally the result of our interaction with family, friends, and the wider public. In sociology, these influential people are referred to as agents of socialization. Though these agents tend to be peers or people with whom we have established relationships, the media can also be considered an agent of socialization because it is one of the more influential means through which we acquire information about our culture and society.
In the context of primary socialization, agents tend to be limited to our immediate family members, or, depending on your family structure, certain members of our extended family. This is generally because as children, our lives are tightly controlled by our primary caregivers. It is through our interactions and observations of how they behave in the home and in public that we begin to shape our understanding of how we, too, should behave.
For example, if a person were raised by parents who possessed a white supremacist perspective, that person would likely be exposed to prejudices in the home, which they would likely then carry out into the world with them. Conversely, if they were raised by a family that valued equality and civil rights advocacy, they would likely carry those values as they moved forward in their life.
2. It is in the earliest years of our lives that we learn the most and begin to build our understanding of culture and society.
This early period of learning through family relationships is what is known as primary socialization, which is the learning that we do by interacting and observing while we are young. Primary socialization tends to begin in the home and that is where we learn about social norms, such as how to behave in society, and cultural practices in which we will eventually participate.
For example, if you are out at a restaurant and the waiter informs you that they are out of what you had hoped to order, you would simply choose another menu item rather than stomp your feet and scream at him. Your response to the disappointment is the result of learning very early in life that it is unacceptable to have such outbursts in public, and it is generally polite to treat restaurant servers with respect
Should parents get the credit when their children turn out to be good kids and even go on to accomplish great things in life? Should they get the blame if their children turn out to be bad? No parent deserves all the credit or blame for their children’s successes and failures in life, but the evidence indicates that our parents do affect us profoundly. In many ways, we even end up resembling our parents in more than just appearance.
NAME: ONYEKEREZE, ONYINYECHI FAVOUR
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COURSE CODE: SOS 222
COURSE TITLE: CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION
QUESTIONS
1. WHICH PAIR OF AGENT OF SOCIALIZATIONS IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THE SOCIETY
Socialization refers to the inculcation of the people’s culture to each new generation for effective participation in the society where one finds himself. Socialization is a continuous or social process. It takes place throughout life, starting as soon as an infant leaves the mother’s womb and continues until death.
Agent of socialization are as followed:
1. Family
2. Church
3. School
4. Peer group etc.
Among the agent of socialization, family is the most important agent of socialization because family is a group consisting of two parents and their children living together as a unit.
Family teach us about close relationships, group life, and how to share resources. Additionally, they provides us with our first system of values norms and beliefs.
2. STATE VARIOUS REASON WHY THEY ARE NECESSARY IN OUR SOCIETY
1. Family is your Support System: It your family that stands by you through thick and thin in hard time and follow your situation no matter now difficult it is to the end and makes sure that your troubles are over.
2. Family Loves in a way no one can: Even when you stay in a different city and far away from your family, you know they will receive your phone call in the middle of the night. Family stick up for you when you are let down by your best friends.
3. Family protects and comforts you: Family rightful shields their children from unhealthy influences. They protect you no matter how cost, starting from child to adult. They give you the most comforts no one can give you not even your friends can
4. Family Lets you Grow and Learn: Family inculcates those value in you which are to stay with you till the end of your life. They are the first person that lecture you from birth, shows you the positive and the negative part of the world. They fight for your development and upgrade.
5. Family Provides: Family is reliable and dependable they provides your needs including the time you spent in your mother’s womb family takes care of your financial problem until you started earning money yourself and become economically self sufficient, they provides food, shelter and cloth the time you are still small without family provides I wonder how the life of the society would have turn to.
NAME: EZE EBERE PERPETUA
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QUESTIONS
1. WHICH PART OF AGENT OF SOCIALIZATIONS IS VERY IMPORTANCE IN THE SOCIETY
Socialization is the process of internalizing the norms and ideologies of society. Socialization encompasses both learning and teaching and is thus "the means by which social and cultural continuity are attained". Socialization is strongly connected to developmental psychology. Humans need social experiences to learn their culture and to survive. Socialization essentially represents the whole process of learning throughout the life course and is a central influence on the behavior, beliefs, and actions of adults as well as of children. Socialization may lead to desirable outcomes—sometimes labeled "moral"—as regards the society where it occurs.
They are
1. Family
2. School
3. Peer group
4. Mass media
And among them family is usually considered to be the most important agent of socialization.
2. STATE VARIOUS REASONS WHY THEY ARE NECESSARY IN OUR SOCIETY
I choose family among the agent of socialization with the following reasons.
Firstly, family can be defined as a single most important influence in a child’s life from their first moments of life, children depend on parents and family to protect them and provide for their needs. Parents and family form a child’s first relationship.
REASONS I CHOOSE FAMILY
1. Family is your Support System: It your family that stands by you through thick and thin in hard time and follow your situation no matter now difficult it is to the end and makes sure that your troubles are over.
2. Family Loves in a way no one can: Even when you stay in a different city and far away from your family, you know they will receive your phone call in the middle of the night. Family stick up for you when you are let down by your best friends.
3. Family Provides: Family is reliable and dependable they provides your needs including the time you spent in your mother’s womb family takes care of your financial problem until you started earning money yourself and become economically self sufficient, they provides food, shelter and cloth the time you are still small without family provides I wonder how the life of the society would have turn to.
4. Family protects and comforts you: Family rightful shields their children from unhealthy influences. They protect you no matter how cost, starting from child to adult. They give you the most comforts no one can give you not even your friends can
5. Family Lets you Grow and Learn: Family inculcates those value in you which are to stay with you till the end of your life. They are the first person that lecture you from birth, shows you the positive and the negative part of the world. They fight for your development and upgrade.
NAME: OKWOR SERAH ONYINYECHI
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QUESTIONS
1. WHICH PART OF AGENT OF SOCIALIZATIONS IS VERY IMPORTANCE IN THE SOCIETY
The socialization that we receive in childhood has a lasting effect on our ability to interact with others in society. In this lesson, we identify and discuss four of the most influential agents of socialization in childhood: family, school, peers, and media. The important pair of agent of socialization in the society are four because they occurs in childhood.
They are
1. Family
2. School
3. Peer group
4. Mass media
And among them family is usually considered to be the most important agent of socialization.
2. STATE VARIOUS REASONS WHY THEY ARE NECESSARY IN OUR SOCIETY
I choose family among the agent of socialization with the following reasons.
Firstly, family can be defined as a single most important influence in a child’s life from their first moments of life, children depend on parents and family to protect them and provide for their needs. Parents and family form a child’s first relationship.
REASONS I CHOOSE FAMILY
1. Family Provides: Family is reliable and dependable they provides your needs including the time you spent in your mother’s womb family takes care of your financial problem until you started earning money yourself and become economically self sufficient, they provides food, shelter and cloth the time you are still small without family provides I wonder how the life of the society would have turn to.
2. Family protects and comforts you: Family rightful shields their children from unhealthy influences. They protect you no matter how cost, starting from child to adult. They give you the most comforts no one can give you not even your friends can
3. Family Lets you Grow and Learn: Family inculcates those value in you which are to stay with you till the end of your life. They are the first person that lecture you from birth, shows you the positive and the negative part of the world. They fight for your development and upgrade.
4. Family is your Support System: It your family that stands by you through thick and thin in hard time and follow your situation no matter now difficult it is to the end and makes sure that your troubles are over.
5. Family Loves in a way no one can: Even when you stay in a different city and far away from your family, you know they will receive your phone call in the middle of the night. Family stick up for you when you are let down by your best friends.
NAME: IGBOKWE OBUMUNEME GIFT
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QUESTIONS
1. WHICH PART OF AGENT OF SOCIALISATION IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THE SOCITY
2. STATE VARIOUS REASONS WHY THEY ARE NECCESARY IN OUR SOCIETIES
ANSWERS
The part of agent of socialization that is very important in our society is the FAMILY
In an ideal family, every member of the family knows their roles which are expected for example in a family the man/husband is the bread winner of the family while the wife/mother is the house-keeper.
Here are my necessary reasons for the importance of family in our society:
• The family teaches about respect for elders and those in authority. Families stress on the importance of respect for those in position of authority irrespective of whether they are elders or not.
• Prohibition of socially undesirable habits: The siblings or children in a family, the parents forbid certain socially undesirable habits. such habits which children are forbidden are like cheating, stealing, talking while eating etc.
• The family is very important in the society because it encourages children to join their age grades especially in the eastern and western parts of Nigeria which gives them opportunity to interact with their peers in the community.
• Teaching of sex roles: the family works hard in teaching their children roles played by males are different from those of females. The family is made to imbibe those duties which the society ascribes to him by virtue of his being a male or female child. This role ensures the child becomes a well-adapted member of his society.
• Encouraging children to learn their parents Trades and Crafts: Learning of Trades and Crafts little way, the child becomes very skillful in the performance of such a task so that he would not need to bother himself looking for what to engage himself in when he/she grows up.
Thus : The importance of the family as a socializing agent is further attested to by its continuing influence over one’s life even later in one’s life. For example, even after a student has long left home for school he/she continues to observe those manners, attitude, values etc which he/she has learnt at home.
The family is therefore, primary both in shaping the child’s personality and in providing its basic socialization. The home forms the foundation for the child’s physical, mental, spiritual and emotional developments and prepares him for socialization into other social groups and organizations.
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SUMMARY
Socialization can be defined as a process through which the culture of a society is transmitted to its new members.
In socialization family is very important in our society but before this, family is a group people related by blood, kingship living together as a unit. Family is the bedrock of a society, without family there will no institution or organization. Charity beings at home that a child no how to do some setter things like, cooking, washing of cloth doing other house chores, respect for their elders, all these is from family. The most necessary part is that, it helps people to develop different physical and mental disabilities also to allows all individuals in a community to develop very similar values, norms, and beliefs in socialization one learns the culture’s language, their role in life and culture’s, language, their role in life and what is expected from them.
NAME: OZOR CHIKODILI CYNTHIA
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1. WHICH PART OF AGENT OF SOCIALIZATION IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THE SOCIETY
First of all I will explain what socialization is all about
Socialization refers to the inculcation of the peoples culture to each new generation for effective participation in the society where one finds his/her selve. Socialization is a continues or social process. It takes place throughout life, starting as soon as an infant leaves the mother’s womb and continues until death.
Solicitation is Aimed at:
1. Developing the biological features of a person to be socially acceptable.
2. Creating goals and sense of ambition in an individual
3. Teaching of skills and various techniques of solving problems.
4. Teaching of social roles and how to saddle responsibilities we have agents of socialization, we have the primary agent of socialization and secondary agent of socialization.
The primary agent
The family
The secondary agent of socialization consist of the school
Peer groups
The mass media
Public opinion
The part of agent of socialization that is very important in the society is the family
2. STATE VARIOUS REASONS WHY THEY ARE NECESSARY IN OUR SOCIETY
- Family is fundamental to socialization process
- The family has the primary responsibilities for martial shaping of the child’s character and behavior in accordance with the demands of society
- It is the duty of the family to advise, correct and punish any member of the family who does not behave well.
- The family defines who, whom, where, why and how sexual activities. In other words, the family, as well as the entire society, permits and determines the frame work of sexual relationship. This is to control sexual promiscuity among members o the society and to control reproduction.
- The family provides food for its members, it is the function of the family to ensure the continuity of the community. This is to avoid possible extinction.
- It is the duly of the family to inculcate in its members the religious ideals of the people.
- It is the duty of the family to teach its members the culture and social life of the people
- The family provides both formal and informal education to the young members of the family.
NAME: DUHU, CHINEMEREM AGATHA.
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Firstly let’s define socialization; Socialization refers to the inculcation of the people’s culture to each new generation for effective participation in the society where one finds himself.
1. The family is the part of agent of socialization that is very important in the society because the family has the primary responsibility for initial shaping of the child’s character and behavior in accordance with the demands of the society. The way the family raise the child that’s the way the child will behave. if the child will be helpful to the society or not it depends on the way he or she was raised by the family
2. THE FAMILY: Is necessary in our society because it helps to build up the child to become a better person in the future and helps in society growth in the future.
THE SCHOOL: In the school the children are thought a wild range of knowledge and skills which are needed to function and contribute to the growth of the society. Also, the school socializes the children into their cultural approved sex roles, and helps them to acquire the knowledge needed to live in a wider society.
THE CHURCH: The church contributes to the spiritual development of the child, and also to his moral development, with regard to the culture of the people.
THE MASS MEDIA: Television, radio, newspapers, magazines etc. presents different information, as a result it has enormous effect on our attitudes and behavior.
PUBLIC OPINION: Public opinion refers to the attitude of the people throughout the society about one or more controversial issues. It is very important in socialization process and it helps in shaping of individuals thought and action pattern.
Socialization helps in teaching of social roles and how to saddle responsibilities.
it also helps creating goals and sense of ambition in an individual.
It helps in developing the biological features of a person to be socially acceptable.
It helps in teaching of skills and various techniques of solving problems.
NAME: ONU DORIS OBINAUJU
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1. WHICH PART OF AGENT OF SOCIALIZATION IS VERY IMPORTANT IN SOCIETY
Socialization can be defined as process through which the culture of a society is transmitted to its new member. It consists of teaching the new generation in any given society the roles they are expected to play in the society either at the time in question or later on in life.
When we look at a member of a society in parripassu with others that make up that society, we would discover that socialization usually involves and lot of interaction between an individual and the other members of the society.
The agent of socialization are as following:
- The family
- School
- Mass media
- Peer group etc.
Among the agents of socialization family is the most important one in the society, we first of all know what family is all about. Family can be defined as a group of people father, mother children, and relations that related by blood, living together as a unit. Family is the bedrock of any society, without family their be no any organization, family is a place where a child learn how to respect elder, is from family that a child can go out and interact with others, every family will like to train their child well for a better furfures.
REASONS WHY SOCIALIZATION ARE NECESSARY IN OUR SOCIETIES
1. It helps people to develop different physical and mental disabilities.
2. Through socialization one learn the culture’s language, their role in life and what is expected from them.
3. It also allow all individuals in a community to develop very similar values, norms, and beliefs.
4. Socialization is a very important process in the forming of personality
5. It helps one to interacts with other people.
6. Socialization involves a lot of interaction between an individual and member of society.
NAME: ASOGWA SOPULUCHUKWU. G.
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IN SUMMARY
The agents of socialization is content of socializing process which consist of father, mother children and other members of the family who impact whatever values, attitudes culture values that is necessary for the socializing and some divert knowledge, skill and social conduct which we gain for necetiation of having school in our society.
Religious like Christian church which it help to build the spiritual life of the people author way to go heaven. Peer group in a society on their own usually have an endless contact or association of each other they are so much necessary in the society because they fight for the right of their society progress and unity.
NAME: EZE EBERE MERCY
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QUESTIONS
1. WHICH PAIR OF AGENT OF SOCIALIZATIONS IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THE SOCIETY
Socialization is the internalization of a culture. Family is the bedrock of every society or foundation of every society, when the family fail, the society has failed. Because of this reason I chose family as the most important agent of socialization.
The Family
Family is a foundamental social institution in society; the family is considered the most important agent of socialization. The reason we turn out much like our parents, for better or worse, is that our families are such an important part of our socialization process. When we are born, our primary caregivers are almost always one or both of our parents. For several years we have more contact with them than with any other adults. Because this contact occurs in our most formative years, our parents’ interaction with us and the messages they teach us can have a profound impact throughout our lives, as indicated by the stories of Sarah Patton Boyle and Lillian Smith presented earlier.
The ways in which our parents socialize us depend on many factors, two of the most important of which are our parents’ social class and our own biological sex. Melvin Kohn (1965, 1977) found that working-class and middle-class parents tend to socialize their children very differently. Kohn reasoned that working-class parents tend to hold factory and other jobs in which they have little autonomy and instead are told what to do and how to do it. In such jobs, obedience is an important value, lest the workers be punished for not doing their jobs correctly.
STATE VARIOUS REASON WHY THEY ARE NECESSARY IN THE SCOEITY
Family is important because it provides love, support and a framework of values to each of its members. Family members teach each other, serve one another and share life’s joys and sorrows. Families provide a setting for personal growth. Family is the single most important influence in a child’s life. From their first moments of life, children depend on parents and family to protect them and provide for their needs. Parents and family form a child’s first relationships. Family provides all members with security, identity and values, regardless of age. When a member of the family feels insecure or unsafe, he turns to his family for help. He learns about his sense of self and gains a foundation for the rest of his life. This foundation includes the family’s values which provide the basis for his own moral code. Spending time with family shows individuals the value of love, appreciation and open communication.
Following family traditions showcases the importance of family, as well. Family traditions are experiences that families create together on a regular basis, whether these involve holidays, vacations or even attending religious services together. Not only do these experiences create memories for years to come, they also give family members a stronger sense of belonging. Families bond together and make each member feel important.
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INTRODUCTION
How do we learn to interact with other people? Socialization is a lifelong process during which we learn about social expectations and how to interact with other people. Nearly all of the behavior that we consider to be 'human nature' is actually learned through socialization. And, it is during socialization that we learn how to walk, talk, and feed ourselves, about behavioral norms that help us fit in to our society, and so much more.
The important Agents of socialization in the society
There is no better way to start than to talk about the role of family in our social development, as family is usually considered to be the most important agent of socialization. As infants, we are completely dependent on others to survive. Our parents, or those who play the parent role, are responsible for teaching us to function and care for ourselves. They, along with the rest of our family, also teach us about close relationships, group life, and how to share resources. Additionally, they provide us with our first system of values, norms, and beliefs - a system that is usually a reflection of their own social status, religion, ethnic group, and more.
The family is the most violent group in society, with the exception of the police and the military." Nonetheless, the family provides a strong backbone and a reliable foundation; it is considered the most important agent of socialization.
Reasons why they necessary in the society
We have just noted that socialization is how culture is learned, but socialization is also important for another important reason. To illustrate this importance, let’s pretend we find a 6-year-old child who has had almost no human contact since birth. After the child was born, her mother changed her diapers and fed her a minimal diet but otherwise did not interact with her. The child was left alone all day and night for years and never went outside. We now find her at the age of 6. How will her behavior and actions differ from those of the average 6-year-old? Take a moment and write down all the differences you would find.
In no particular order, here is the list you probably wrote. First, the child would not be able to speak; at most, she could utter a few grunts and other sounds. Second, the child would be afraid of us and probably cower in a corner. Third, the child would not know how to play games and interact with us. If we gave her some food and utensils, she would eat with her hands and not know how to use the utensils. Fourth, the child would be unable to express a full range of emotions. For example, she might be able to cry but would not know how to laugh. Fifth, the child would be unfamiliar with, and probably afraid of, our culture’s material objects, including cell phones and televisions. In these and many other respects, this child would differ dramatically from the average 6-year-old youngster in the United States. She would lookhuman, but she would not act human. In fact, in many ways she would act more like a frightened animal than like a young human being, and she would be less able than a typical dog to follow orders and obey commands.