Agencies of socialisation
- Created by: jesskeayy
- Created on: 25-04-17 18:42
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- Agencies of socialisation
- Primary socialisation
- The family
- Teaches us different abilities i.e. read, swim etc
- Gives us a desire to achieve ambitions
- They provide us structure to be able to survive in the outside world
- They teach us how to interact with others
- Teach us gendered roles i.e. behaviours
- OAKLEY
- Manipulation, Canalisation, Verbal Appellations and Gendered Activities
- OAKLEY
- The family
- Secondary Socialisation
- Education
- Schools are associated with the learnings of specific occupational skills as well as attitudes
- These attitudes contribute to work and societal discipline through the 'hidden curriculum'
- JACKSON- HIDDEN CURRICULUM
- These attitudes contribute to work and societal discipline through the 'hidden curriculum'
- Schools are associated with the learnings of specific occupational skills as well as attitudes
- Peers
- Peer groups are people in the same social position who we are regularly with and share common characteristics with i.e. gender
- Children watch other children to gain an understanding of society's norms and values
- Peer pressure: conforming to the norms and values of a peer group may bring the person into conflict with societal rules
- People are fearful f social rejection, so groups can exert powerful pressures onto individuals
- Religion
- Religion provides strong guidelines for behaviour as well as threats of punishments for wrong behaviours.
- It gives us role models, a clear description of correct behaviour to imitate, as well as well-defined sanctions
- Feminists argue that since God himself has always been seen as male, most priests are male, as are preachers
- This socialises girls into the idea that men are more powerful within society
- Media
- Media helps individuals to learn more about their culture and about what is expected of them
- It gives individuals access to thousands of different role models
- Copycat behaviour: individuals model their behaviour on the role models they see in the media
- Hypodermic syringe model: Media acts as a drug directly injected into people's minds and affecting their beliefs
- Work
- Our culture places great importance on work
- Work is important in helping us form ideas about ourselves and others
- People may be respected and looked up to because of their status in the workplace
- Many individuals develop a sense of self-esteem from work, whether from the nature of their work or what makes it possible
- Education
- Primary socialisation
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