Transcript Agents of Socialization

Agents of Socialization
And the Family
Agents of Socialization
• Socialization takes place through
interaction with others.
• Types of social contacts/influences people
experience are called agents of
socialization.
Stages in Life
• First few years: family will be the main
agent
• Adolescence: peers, school culture and
media will increase in importance
• Adult: clubs, social or political groups,
religious institutions and workplaces
Family
• Most important agent. (primary agent of
socialization)
• Strong emotional relationships within small
group of people have a huge impact of
developing infant
• Family members are highly motivated to
encourage infant to develop to full potential
How?
• Intentional and
unintentional ways
• Intentional:
• Children: learn to
think, walk, play and
feed themselves
• Learn basic values:
what’s right and
wrong
Unintentional
• Observation of family members reacting to
situations and to each other
• Pick up ideas about themselves, others,
basic values, attitudes and expectations
• (observational learning)
Child Abuse
• Family not always effective
• Neglect: failure to provide physical or
emotional necessities of life
• Physical: assault or inflicting physical harm
• Emotional: criticizing, making child
unhappy etc
Ottawa CAS
• http://www.casott.on.ca/en/about-us/
How deal with it?
• Report it.