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.

official purpose of school is to transfer subject knowledge and teach life skills

we also learn social skills through our interactions with teachers, staff, and other students

Peer groups give us an opportunity as children to form relationships with others on our own terms plus learn things without the direction of an adult

We discuss topics and learn behavioral norms from our peers that our parents do not or would not approve of.

So it's understandable that parents worry about the type of friends we choose

Includes television, internet, radio, movies, books, and magazines - just to name a few. This is another agent that our parents are understandably concerned about

Especially today, children are exposed to a wide variety of content, including violence and sex, which many deem inappropriate. Mass media also seems to reinforce gender and other stereotypes.

Supersaturation- state where we are so completely surrounded by various mass media

1. A peer group is defined as:A. The process in which adults

learn new statuses and roles B. The process of stereotyping

people based on their age C. Same-aged friends with similar

interests and social positionsD. None of the above

2. Which of the following is not true of socialization?A. Through socialization, we learn about social expectations.B. Socialization only occurs during childhood.C. Through socialization, we learn how to walk, talk, and feed ourselves.D. All of these are true.

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