UCSP

• FAMILY is the primary agent of socialization of an individual upon birth, throughout infancy, and up to childhood.
• SCHOOL have a critical and active role in socialization, as their various academic and social activities mold students' beliefs, values, and attitudes.
• PEER GROUP are people who share the same interest or characteristic such as age and social background.
• MASS MEDIA are involved in the use of print and electronic communication.
• RELIGION AND STATES are considered as the ultimate sources of authority and can even be sources of social change.
• MAJOR SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL EVENTS the changes and development brought about by historical events often cause transformation and can also be significant socializing forces for an entire generation.
• DEFINING BOUNDARIES is necessary to identify who are the members of a group.
• CHOOSING LEADER groups by nature must resolve the issue of leadership.
• MAKING DECESION among foraging societies making decision are made involving anyone else in the community.
• SETTING AGENDA all groups must have a goal.
• Assigning tasks goals, decision making, leadership are all important function of a group.
• CONTROLLING MEMBERS BEHAVIOR group members behavior must be controlled for the group to continuously survive.
• SOCIAL GROUP is a collection of individuals who have relations with one another to make them interdependent.
• INTERDEPENDENCE is a necessary condition that exist within social groups because it is what enables its member to pursue shared goal or promote common values and principles.
• PRIMARY GROUP is a small, intimate, and less specialized group.
• SECONDARY GROUP are larger, less intimate, and more specialized groups.
• SELF – CATEGORIZATION THEORY is a relevant approach in understanding the characteristics of social groups.
• IN GROUP is a group to which one belongs and with which one feels a sense of identity.
• OUT GROUP is a group to which one does not belong and to which he or she may feel a sense of competitiveness or hostility.
• REFERENCE GROUP is a group to which an individual compares himself or herself to other influential social groups for an individual.
• NETWORK refers to the structure of relationship between social actors or groups.