The process and agencies of socialisation

• What is social constriction

  An attitude or an idea that is created by society rather than based on obstructive facts.
• What are the processes and agents of socialisation

  The process starts as soon as child is born and continues throughout their life which starts in families and continues in school and the workplace

  Agents-family,school,work,media,religion
• What is primary socialisation (charles cooley)


  small scale interaction (family) where individuals learn through personal expiriance,primary values are love,loyalty,sharing and justice
• What is secondary socialisation

  Secondary groups are less personal,more formal and exist for specific purposes eg school
• How does socialisation happen

  Agencies of socialisation (the institutions which socialise us)—> process of socialisation (role models) —>socialisation->shared norms,values,beliefs and goals—>shared culture and way of life—>social order and harmony,everyone understands the expectations assosiated with the role e.g gender roles,teachers,student,employer
• What are social institutions

  The various organised social arrangements which are found in all societies e.g family